Govt urged to amend constitution to prevent syariah enactment challenge

A total of 200 syariah advocates and solicitors today recommended that the Federal Constitution be amended, including parts relating to the state's power to enact its own syariah criminal law.

Muslim Lawyers Association of Malaysia (PPMM) president, Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar (above), said this was due to concerns over possible challenges to the provisions of the existing state's syariah criminal law...