KUALA LUMPUR, July 28 — PAS’s aspiration to implement hudud law in the
country was impossible unless the party is first able to amend the
Federal Constitution, according to a DAP lawmaker today.
DAP national chairman Dr Tan Seng Giaw, who is also Kepong member of
parliament, said it was not easy to amend the constitution as it
required a two-thirds majority in Parliament.
“To implement hudud, there must be an amendment in Parliament. They
know it is impossible to get a two-thirds majority in Parliament,” he
said.
He said that to date, the Syariah Criminal Law Enactment (II) 1993
(Hudud Law) passed by the Kelantan State Assembly in 1993 could not be
enforced.
He said this when asked to comment on the statement by Kelantan
Mentri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, who is also PAS spiritual
leader, who reiterated on Wednesday the party’s stand to uphold its
struggle for hudud although it was not agreed to by DAP.
According to Tan, the hudud issue was a complex one especially in a
country that was made up of a plural society and it should not have been
raised.
“Let’s not raise matters that can cause disorder especially on those which cannot be implemented,” he said.
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