KUALA LUMPUR: The bill for Pas to implement hudud law is only applicable to Muslims in Kelantan.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the bill was not geared towards making new laws but it was to deal with powers involving the Syariah courts to implement Islamic law in Kelantan.
"It is only to upgrade the Syariah courts; the laws apply only to Muslims," said Zahid, who is also Home Minister, after chairing the National Water Resources Council meeting in Parliament today.
Pas president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang had submitted a Private Member's Bill to amend the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) (Amendment) 2016.
The motion to debate the bill was passed. However, Hadi had requested for the debate to be postponed to the next parliament sitting that will commence in October.