Amend Constitution so Syariah Courts can review fatwa - lawyers

The federal government must institute constitutional amendments to allow a state’s Syariah Court to review fatwa decisions, urged the Syariah Lawyers Association of Malaysia (PGSM).

In a media statement this afternoon, the group’s president Musa Awang said this is necessary in light of the Federal Court decision earlier today.

This morning, a nine-member apex court bench unanimously declared the...