BERA: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah called for the management of Syariah courts, including the position of Syariah judges and lawyers, to be strengthened and improved to widen the authority of the Islamic legal system in this country.
In addition, His Majesty said Syariah courts must also use their discretion wisely and to always be fair to all parties in making decisions, especially in cases related to family matters and Syariah criminal offences.
"I hope that more efforts will be implemented from time to time to empower Syariah courts and other Islamic religious institutions." Also present were Malaysian Syariah Judiciary Department director-general Datuk Mohd Amran Mat Zain who is also Syarie Chief Judge, Pahang Syarie Chief Judge Datuk Abdul Walid Abu Hassan and former prime minister who is also Bera MP, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
"Some 85 per cent of the Sulh cases registered in courts throughout the country from 2019 to 2022 were reconciled peacefully through Sulh proceedings without a trial process," His Majesty said.
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