Shad Saleem Faruqi says there is no harm in consulting the Rulers, but there is no constitutional basis that they should be consulted.
Shad Saleem Faruqi refutes claims that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong could be subject to prosecution.
“Our voice will carry greater weight,” he said. “We will also be a shining example to the eight out of 10 Asean members who have not yet ratified the treaty.” Consent of the Rulers was only needed for about 13 or so matters, about the privileges and position of the rulers themselves, the special position of the Malay people and Islam, and the rights to citizenship.
Malaysia had acceded to the UN convention against discrimination of women in the 1990s, yet it did not subject any sharia officials to international prosecution.
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