PM: Empower syariah courts for all


Making his rounds: Anwar visiting a booth at the launching of Carnival MAIWP 2024 at Tasik Titiwangsa in Kuala Lumpur. — WILLIAM GARY/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Engagement to empower the syariah courts will include all stakeholders, regardless of their political affiliation, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The Prime Minister said he had directed the special committee to review the competency of the state legislative assemblies to enact Islamic laws under the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs Malaysia (MKI) to engage all ulamas, including those affiliated to opposition parties.

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