It’s a legal action allowed under the law


ON May 25, Nik Elin Zurina Nik Abdul Rashid and her daughter, Tengku Yasmin Nastasha Tengku Abdul Rahman, filed a challenge at the Federal Court via Article 4(4) of the Federal Constitution to nullify 18 Kelantan syariah criminal provisions; they named the Kelantan state government as the respondent.

The pair’s attempt to ensure that the rule of law is adhered to, and that the Constitution is held supreme, ought to be respected and even commended as this does not benefit them personally at all.

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