PETALING JAYA: Allowing the appointments of non-Muslim experts in the Syariah committee will only spark unnecessary controversy in Malaysia's multi-religious society, says Umno's secretary-general.
Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki was responding to a suggestion made by DAP Beruas Member of Parliament Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham that non-Muslim constitutional experts should be appointed to the committee to review the jurisdiction of the Syariah Court.
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