KLANG: The government has concluded the engagement session with states on the proposed amendments to the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 19...
: The government has concluded the engagement session with states on the proposed amendments to the Syariah Courts Act 1965 which includes the proposal to increase penalties for syariah criminal offences.
“Currently, Syariah courts are empowered to impose maximum sentences of three years’ imprisonment, a fine up to RM5,000, or six strokes of whipping, for offences under the Islamic law. He said this in response to Umno Youth chief Dr Muhammad Akmal Saleh’s statement proposing to the Umno Supreme Council to file a motion in Parliament for enhancing penalties against those who insult religion.Mohd Na’im said that the syariah law, which applies solely to Muslim offenders, is being reinforced through amendments to the act and will be presented after due processes.
“If amendments are made to the 1965 Act in response to Dr. Akmal Saleh’s remarks, states will have the flexibility to modify their own enactments and syariah criminal laws to broaden the scope of punishment, particularly for those who insult Islam,” he said.
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