Kuala Lumpur: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said all concerned parties should bring their suggestions to the Special Committee Studying Issues Related to the Competence of the State Legislative Assemblies to Enact Islamic Laws.
He also asserted that the recent decision made by the Federal Court in relation to the Kelantan Shariah criminal enactment must be respected as it was in line with the Federal Constitution and its spirit.“I welcome the statement by Selangor Sultan as the chairman of the National Council of Islamic Religious Affairs who firmly defended the Constitution.
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“Muslims want Shariah law to be given due recognition. We do not dispute that, and some issues relating to Shariah law need to be strengthened.“This is again not a controversial issue, but it must go through the proper process,” Anwar said, during his speech at the Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia’s Chinese New Year celebration at Shangri-La Hotel here, today.
The two argued that the Kelantan state legislature does not have the power to enact laws on these offences because there are federal laws covering the same.
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