https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asi...law-unconstitutional-muhyiddin-yassin-4112251
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's top court on Friday (Feb 9) declared more than a dozen Islamic laws enacted by the state of Kelantan as unconstitutional, in a landmark decision that could affect the legality of similar Syariah laws in other parts of the Muslim-majority country.
A nine-member Federal Court bench, in an 8-1 decision, declared 16 laws in Kelantan's Syariah criminal code "void and invalid", including provisions criminalising sodomy, incest, gambling, sexual harassment, and desecrating places of worship.
Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat who delivered the majority judgement said the northeastern state had no power to enact the laws, as their subject matter was covered under parliament's law-making powers.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's top court on Friday (Feb 9) declared more than a dozen Islamic laws enacted by the state of Kelantan as unconstitutional, in a landmark decision that could affect the legality of similar Syariah laws in other parts of the Muslim-majority country.
A nine-member Federal Court bench, in an 8-1 decision, declared 16 laws in Kelantan's Syariah criminal code "void and invalid", including provisions criminalising sodomy, incest, gambling, sexual harassment, and desecrating places of worship.
Chief Justice Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat who delivered the majority judgement said the northeastern state had no power to enact the laws, as their subject matter was covered under parliament's law-making powers.