The passing of the hudud bill by the Kelantan state assembly yesterday demonstrates the state's disregard for the Federal Constitution, the Bar Council said today.
Council chairperson Steven Thiru said the country’s constitution was secular, under which Muslims and non-Muslims must be treated equally under the law.
"The Syariah Criminal Code (II) (1993) 2015 Enactment goes against the secular structure of our Federal Constitution.
"(It) does not envisage a theocratic Islamic state, or a parallel criminal justice system where Muslims and non-Muslims are subjected to unequal treatment before the law," Thiru said in his first written statement as the head of the Bar Council.
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