Pas: We'll enforce Islamic laws
By Shahrum Sayuthi and Ben Tan
news@nst.com.my
LABIS: The setting up of an Islamic state and implementation of Islamic laws were the main selling points at a Pas function held at Felda Chemplak Barat near here on Monday night.
The event, which attracted some 200 people, was attended by president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, Johor Pas commissioner Datuk Mahfuz Mohamad and Labis Muslimah chief Normala Sudirman -- who is expected to be named as the party's candidate in the Tenang by-election on Jan 30.
Mahfuz, the first speaker, told the crowd that Pas would push for the setting up of an Islamic state once the party and its allies took over the Federal Government.
He said Pas would also insist on the implementation of Islamic laws once in power and this included limb amputation for convicted thieves and stoning to death for adulterers.
Insisting that such laws will be fair to all, he pointed that for an offence such as sodomy, which is punishable by death, a victim would be required to present four supporting witnesses who were "good Muslims" before the accused could be convicted.
"It is a just law as those who failed to produce four witnesses and making false allegations is punishable with 80 strokes of the rotan."
Normala said Pas was a party which fought for the setting-up of an Islamic state and she pledged that everyone would be treated fairly regardless of their religion.
Hadi, who was the final and main speaker of the night, highlighted Pas' alliance with non-Islamic parties such as DAP, maintaining that it was cooperating with the party without sacrificing its struggles and principles.
He also elaborated about the punishment of limb amputation, which he insisted could be used as a deterrent against theft.
Hadi claimed that Islamic laws were better than other types of law as its penalties would deter potential criminals from committing a crime.
"In Saudi Arabia, where Islamic laws are implemented, there were only about 10 instances where convicted thieves had their hands amputated over a period of 20 years.
"This shows that Islamic laws deter people from stealing.
"We can compare that to, for instance, New York in the United States where there are thousands of cases of thefts, rapes and murders every hour."
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