Committee discusses proposals to improve syariah courts

Recommendations to improve the management and administration functions of syariah courts across the country are among the highlights at the first meeting of the National Syariah Judiciary Committee (JKSK), which kicked off yesterday.

According to the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Islamic Affairs), Mohd Na'im Mokhtar said the two-day meeting would propose the expansion of the hierarchy of syariah courts from three levels (syariah subordinate courts, syariah high courts and syariah appeal courts) to four...