shariah courts

Single mother becomes first woman offender to get whipping for khalwat in Terengganu

A single mother became the first woman khalwat offender in Terengganu to be sentenced to whipping by the shariah high court here

Wan Fahysal says govt will ‘sin’ if it fails to table Act 355 amendments

The government will be guilty of “sin” if it fails to table the Shariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 (Act 355) to increase the limits of punishments under Islamic law, Bersatu lawmaker Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal said.

Kedah to review shariah court system from three to four-tier hierarchy: Sanusi

Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said the state government will explore the addition of another court level after the lower shariah court, the shariah high court and the shariah appeal court. 

Wrong for Parliament to propose RUU355, power lies with state assemblies, says lawyer

Proposed amendments to the Shariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965, also known as RUU355, should be under the jurisdiction of state legislatures, not Parliament, said prominent lawyer Mohamed Haniff Khatri Abdulla.

Of Nik Elin and religious bigotry – Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa

In Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa's opinion, the framing of the issue is politically motivated, manipulated, and blown out of proportion. As concerned and responsible lawyers, Nik Elin and her daughter understood that what the Kelantan shariah court intended to do was blatantly in excess of provisions in the constitution. 

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