MCA media statement on Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act amendment

26 July 2016

Press statement by MCA Secretary-General Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan:

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MCA is consistent in its stance of opposing the implementation of any hudud enactments in the country.

Our secular Constitution is the foundation of Malaysia’s establishment as this Constitution guarantees the harmony and status of all races and religions. Thus all Malaysians have the responsibility to protect this foundation from destruction regardless of race, religion and political divides.

MCA strongly opposes the action of bypassing the BN administration to enable the tabling of Private Member’s Bill to amend the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act aka hudud Bill, whether it is the earlier motion by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Dato' Seri Azalina Othman to fast-track the hudud Bill, or the second reading of the hudud Bill in Parliament claimed to be agreed by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Jamil Khir.

All BN component parties must abide by the equal negotiation and the consensus-seeking spirit of BN. The people and organisations across the nation ought to stand on the same side as MCA in opposing the implementation of any hudud enactment in the country.

Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan

Minister of International Trade & Industry II