DAP’s Ngeh apologises for statement on non-Muslim inclusion in special committee

PETALING JAYA: DAP lawmaker Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham, who has sparked controversy over his suggestions to strengthen the Syariah Court system for Muslims, has apologised and retracted his earlier statement calling for non-Muslims to be included in a special committee formed by the Federal Government to study the Syariah law.

The Beruas MP said that it was not his intention to interfere in the management of Islamic affairs and that he had initially thought that the government was seeking proposals to amend the Federal Constitution.