COMMENT | Of Nik Elin and religious bigotry

COMMENT | We read the news about the death threat against Nik Elin Zurina Nik Abdul Rashid and her daughter Tengku Yasmin Nastasha Tengku Abdul Rahman with much consternation.

They have also received immense threats on social media, including calls for their house to be burnt down.

The reason is due to the legal challenge they mounted to nullify 18 Kelantan syariah legal provisions, where 16 were then invalidated by the Federal Court.

As a result, they were demonised as enemies of Islam to such an extent that some extremists think it is halal for their blood to be shed.

In our opinion, the framing of the whole issue is politically motivated, manipulated, and blown out of proportion.

As concerned and responsible lawyers, both Nik Elin and her daughter...