BN briefing on Hadi's Bill put off indefinitely
Published on: Thursday, June 09, 2016
Kuala Lumpur: Umno's briefing to Barisan Nasional (BN) partners on PAS's Bill to enhance the Syariah courts' punitive powers has been postponed indefinitely and at least until after two ongoing by-elections, BN leaders said after the Cabinet met Wednesday on the issue.Umno information chief Tan Sri Annuar Musa said the briefing initially scheduled for today (Thursday), where religious experts and constitutional lawyers would explain PAS President Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang's private member's Bill to amend the Shariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965, will not happen before the June 18 Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar polls.Gerakan Secretary-General Liang Teck Meng also confirmed the indefinite postponement of the briefing amid campaigning for the two by-elections.
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"Postponed to another date," Liang said. Gerakan President Datuk Mah Siew Keong said the Cabinet met morning on Hadi's Bill, in which Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and his deputy Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi were present, and resolved that the BN leadership would discuss and reach a "consensus decision" on the matter.The Bill only managed to be tabled in Parliament following the intervention of Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said from Umno.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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