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PAS leader tells BN trio to resign over 1MDB, not Hudud Bill
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A PAS leader has criticised BN leaders who threatened to resign should the Hudud Bill be passed, arguing that the presidents of MCA, Gerakan and MIC should relinquish their cabinet portfolios over the 1MDB saga instead.

“They should not be threatening to resign over the bill.

“We want to see them resign over the 1MDB and GST issues. Issues concerning the people,” said PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man.

Speaking to reporters after officiating the PAS Youth wing muktamar in Kota Bharu, he said the bill has only been tabled, and the debate is yet to take place.

“I feel this threat (to resign) is a move which does not reflect political maturity,” he added.

Last Thursday, the government had fast-tracked PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s Private Member’s Bill in the Dewan Rakyat.

However, the debate was postponed following Hadi’s request that MPs be given more time to prepare.

Since then, MCA president Liow Tiong Lai and his counterparts in Gerakan and MIC, Mah Siew Keong and Dr S Subramaniam threatened to quit their ministerial positions if the bill is passed.

The bill is officially named the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Bill 2016.

It is referred to as the "Hudud Bill" as it would ultimately pave the way for the partial implementation of the Islamic penal code, specifically in PAS-ruled Kelantan which had already passed an enactment to that effect.

Earlier in his speech, Tuan Ibrahim reiterated PAS' stance that the act would not affect non-Muslims, and that the party was open to dialogue.

"This is what's good about PAS, we are not hasty. We have opened up space in the coming months for (them) to research and understand (the bill).

"PAS is ready to have a dialogue with any party that wants to understand our responsibility to expand the powers of the Syariah Courts."

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