Khalwat (close proximity), gambling, unauthorised polygamy and divorce were among the top syariah offences Muslims were convicted for in Selangor.
According to a Selangor state assembly written reply, 8,435 Muslims were convicted for khalwat between 2008 until September this year.
A total of 2,414 Muslims were convicted for marriage offences, 1,973 for unauthorised divorce, 1,753 for unauthorised polygamy, and 1,604 for gambling.
All data were for between 2008 until September this year.
Another significant sum was conviction with abetment, which was at 3,518 people. However, the reply did not provide a breakdown of the forms of abetment.
The statistics was provided by Selangor Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali, in response to a query from Lau Weng San (DAP-Kampung Tunku).
Lau had requested for a breakdown of the convictions under the Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment (Selangor) 1995.
A total of 22,645 convictions were recorded under the enactment between 2008 and September this year.
Other significant numbers of convictions were the failure to appear before a Muslim marriage registrar (628), making preparations to have sex out of wedlock (401), having sex out of wedlock (261), attempt to commit a syariah offence (204) and disrespecting Ramadhan (146).- Mkini
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