PAS should try to understand why people are against the implementation of Hudud Law in Malaysia

I refer to the continued statement by PAS supporting the implementation of Hudud Law in our country.

Instead of forcing Malaysian to understand their call for the implementation of Hudud Law, PAS should try to understand why people (including their own partner in Pakatan Rakyat, DAP) are against the implementation of Hudud Law in Malaysia.

Our country’s law is based on the rights as contained in our country’s Constitution since our country’s independence. The call by PAS for the implementation of Hudud Law in Malaysia would require a sudden major revamp of the Constitution and our country’s law as well as the legal system.

If PAS feels that there is any flaw in our country’s law and legal system, then the only correction should be done on that flaw and not on the whole system.

On the reported explanation by PKR’s de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim that the proposed implementation of Hudud Law is only meant for Muslim, such explanation only discriminates Malaysian based on their religion and is unconstitutional. Article 8(1) of the Constitution provides for equality of all people before the law and Article 8(2) of the Constitution further prohibits the discrimination of people based on religion in any law (save as expressly authorized in the Constitution. However, in our current scenario, there is no such provision for Hudud Law in the Constitution).

Finally, I would like to highlight that it is utterly wrong for any political party or individual to exploit any aspect of a religion to gain political mileage in our country for their own benefit.

Thank you.