Malay DAP MP supports syariah law
MPs from opposition coalition do not see eye to eye on issues concerning syariah compliant laws in Malaysia.
G Vinod, FMT
DAP’s Raub MP Ariff Sabri said today that he was in support of a PAS MP’s call to make future laws in Malaysia syariah compliant.
“As long as it is syariah compliant, we are all for it,” said Ariff, when met at the Parliament.
Yesterday, Temerloh MP Nasruddin Hassan Tantawi called for the government to ensure all future legislation in Malaysia to be syariah compliant; by getting religious scholars to give their views while drafting bills.
He argued that existing laws have failed to curb criminal activities in Malaysia and thus, it was fair for the government to to give syariah law a chance.
Ariff said he was in support of Nasruddin’s statement as Islamic laws, in general, call for the establishment of a government guided by the rule of law.
“So I think it should be alright and I don’t think its implementation will interfere with the rights of other citizens,” he said.
Fellow DAP MP Ong Kian Meng said that while it was within Nasruddin’s right to propose the idea, it would depend on Pakatan’s leadership to decide on the matter.
“Whatever it is, it needs to be decided at the leadership level. This needs consensus of all three parties,” said the Serdang MP.
However, Ong made it clear that DAP does not believe that syariah law was suitable to be implemented in the country.
“We respect PAS’ right but as far as DAP is concerned, the country is not suitable for the implementation of syariah law,” he said.
