PAS supremo calls for Syariah law
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang says the existing Western laws have failed to curb crime in Malaysia.
K Pragalath, FMT
PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has joined the bandwagon in calling for Syariah laws to be implemented in Malaysia to curb the rising crime rate in the nation.
He said that the existing laws did not take into account an important aspect; the human nature.
“The existing laws used are not developed by considering human nature, which is made up of body, soul, mind and the ability to live in a community,” said Hadi, via a Facebook post today.
Last week, PAS youth chief Nasrudin Hassan Tantawi made the similar call while debating the amendments to the Penal Code (Amendments) Bill 2013 at the Parliament.
He had called for Islamic laws to be given a chance, saying not only Syariah would deter crime but also enrich a person’s soul as it covers the concept of sin and reward (pahala).
Nasrudin, who is also Temerloh MP, also questioned on why Malaysians could accept British laws that allowed detention without trial but reject Syariah, which is opposed to detention without trial.
Hadi, who is also Marang MP, said that the existing laws from the West failed to curb crime, adding it was evident from the soaring crime rate in the United States.
“The crime taking place in America is not calculated by months or days, but by the hours and minutes as there are too many (criminal activities),” he said.
Backing Syariah laws, Hadi said that there are some confusion in the practise of Islam in the country although the Constitution declares Islam as the official religion of the Federation.
“Islam is the official religion of the Federation but other faiths are allowed to be practiced. However, Islam itself is not free and is being resisted,” claimed the PAS leader.
The renewed call for syariah laws by PAS leaders, especially coming from Hadi, is set to cause major concerns in Pakatan Rakyat, especially since DAP has been a vocal opponent of the Islamic law.
