Hudud a mathematical impossibility

There are only 130 Muslim MPs in the Parliament, which fall short from the two third pre-requisite to amend the constitution.

KLANG: It will be impossible to introduce Islamic criminal law in Malaysia even if Umno and PAS are to join forces.

In a debate with MCA last night, DAP’s Hew Kuan Yew pointed out that there are less than two third Muslim MPs in Parliament.

The popular speaker said it takes the consent of at least 148 MPs to push for an amendment to the Federal Constitution to introduce the Islamic law.

“Out of the 222 MPs in Parliament, only 107 MPs from the Peninsular are Muslims. If we add the East Malaysian Muslim MPs, there will only be 130.

“Besides, our constituency delineation is such that there are only 136 Muslim-majority seats, with more than 61% of the voters being Muslims,” he added.

He said that Sabah and Sarawak Muslim MPs, on the other hand, would not necessarily agree with the Islamic state agenda as it contravened the agreements with regard to the formation of Malaysia in 1963, which stipulates that the country is a secular state.

Some 500 people attended the Mandarin debate titled “Hudud law: Diverting attention or potential threat” at Wisma Cheng Chin here.

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