Pakatan Rakyat leaders silent on hudud
Published on: Monday, October 20, 2014
SETIA ALAM: While a senior DAP leader, the late Karpal Singh, had famously declared that hudud be implemented "over his dead body", his Pakatan Rakyat colleagues are now keeping mum on PAS's attempt to implement the Islamic criminal law in Kelantan.Gerakan Youth chief Tan Keng Liang said he had left many messages to leaders from both DAP and PKR on social media network Twitter about hudud but they have all failed to respond."They have all kept quiet because they can't do anything. Karpal Singh used to say 'over my dead body' but now they are all keeping quiet, what is happening?
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"If DAP stays silent and allows Pakatan Rakyat to table a motion to implement hudud, then there is a big chance that hudud will be implemented because majority of MPs are Muslims," Tan said during his speech at the Gerakan Youth National Convention.He added that hudud implementation is against the Federal Constitution and that the Islamic criminal law will run parallel to the Penal Code which will cause complications.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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