Apex court reserves judgment over K'tan syariah code challenge
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The Federal Court will decide today whether 18 provisions in the Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code (I) Enactment 2019 were unconstitutional.
The review was filed by lawyer Nik Elin Zurina Nik Abdul Rashid and Tengku Yasmin Nastasha Tengku Abdul Rahman, and the matter was deliberated by a panel of nine judges.
The duo are claiming that the 18 provisions involve offences that are the exclusive realm of federal law.
Live reports from the courtroom and the vicinity of the Palace of Justice follows:
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