Malaysia's Government Wants To Adopt Islamic Law

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak attends an event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in this March 14, 2016 file photo. REUTERS/OLIVIA HARRIS/FILES

The Independent: Malaysia's government throws support behind Islamic penal code that includes amputations and stonings

Multi-ethnic country stunned by bill to introduce ancient religious punishments.

Malaysia’s government has caused widespread outrage in the multi-ethnic country after adopting an Islamic penal code that will introduce amputations and stoning as punishments for some crimes.

Prime Minister Najib Razak’s coalition government unexpectedly submitted the bill that had been proposed by the Islamist group Parti Islam se-Malaysia (PAS).

PAS has been pushing federal MPs to amend laws so that it can implement strict Islamic criminal laws, the Straits Times reported. This would include chopping off the hands of thieves.

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Update #1: Outrage in multi-ethnic Malaysia as government backs Islamic law (Reuters
Update #2: Amputations & stoning: Malaysia govt backs Islamic penal law (RT))

WNU Editor: More than 40% of the country is non-Muslim. This will only explode sectarian tensions .... which is probably what Prime Minister Najib Razak wants in order to divert attention from a massive corruption scandal that implicates him directly.