The Federal Court has ruled that 16 provisions of offences under the Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code Enactment (1) 2019 were null and void.
The Federal Court has the power to overturn civil and Syariah laws that conflict with the Federal Constitution. Recently, it declared several civil laws as unconstitutional. On Feb 9, the court ruled that 16 provisions of offences under the Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code Enactment (1) 2019 were null and void.
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