Stop PAS’ push for hudud, MCA tells Pakatan
MCA Kelantan wants PKR and DAP to pressure the Islamic party into revoking the Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code (II) Enactment 1993
Anisah Shukry, FMT
MCA Kelantan has called for opposition parties DAP and PKR to step in and put a stop to its Islamist ally PAS’ renewed talks of implementing hudud in the state.
“DAP and PKR must assert their influence on PAS and call for the revocation of the Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code (II) Enactment 1993, rather than defend it,” said MCA Kelantan secretary Tan Ken Ten.
“The enactment which was unanimously passed by the Kelantan state assembly in 1993 shows that PAS’ call for hudud has gained support, and the Syariah courts are ready to execute the criminal codes.”
The enactment has not been implemented as it requires amendments to the Federal Constitution.
However, local authorities have imposed by-laws on non-Muslims, jeopardising their livelihoods and lifestyles, according to Tan.
Last week, the head of Kelantan’s Syariah Court said they were ready to implement the controversial Islamic criminal law in the state.
“God willing, Kelantan is able to implement hudud. The laws are already there and if there’s a need for more judges, we will add,” Syariah chief judge Daud Muhammad said on Nov 13.
Anxiety among non-Muslims in Kelantan
PAS vice-president Mahfuz Omar subsequently told the media that the party was mulling a proposal to forward a motion to debate hudud in the Dewan Rakyat.
The minister in charge of parliamentary affairs, Shahidan Kassim, was reported as saying he was prepared to back such a motion.
