Syariah, civil courts should be equal, says Umno Youth chief


PETALING JAYA: It is about time the syariah and civil courts be equal, says the UMNO Youth chief.

In a Facebook post on Sunday (Feb 11), Dr Akmal Saleh said that laws that were in place before British rule had used Islam as their reference point in their creation.

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