Kuala Lumpur: The Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG) today urged the authorities to take action against those who issued death threats on lawyer Nik Elin Zurina Nik Abdul Rashid.
The coalition of women’s rights groups said it is appalled and disturbed at the attacks and death threats directed at Nik Elin who is involved in the challenge of the constitutionality and validity of the Kelantan’s Shariah provisions.“Such threats not only violate the principles of human decency but also stand as a crime in Malaysia,” JAG said in a statement here.
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