Muhyiddin denies agreeing to Act 355 amendments

Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) president Muhyiddin Yassin has denied agreeing to the proposed amendments to the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 or Act 355.

"Until now, I as the Pagoh MP, still do not know the final position (of the proposed amendments) which will be debated in Parliament, so it is difficult to decide.

"We will wait and see the final form which will be tabled first," he told a press conference at the Bersatu headquarters in Petaling Jaya this afternoon.

PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man had previously said Muhyiddin agreed in principle with their efforts to amend Act 355.

However, Muhyiddin said this statement was not entirely accurate.

"My stand is that we want to see the situation first but some people assumed that we have agreed.

"How can we agree when we are still not clear (on the proposed amendments)?” he asked.

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-Mkini