PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said his party took a fiery position in pushing for amendments to Act 355 as it was in the opposition at that time but added that things are different because the Islamist party is now in government.

He said this in reference to PAS' previous push to increase the punishment limit under the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 so as to allow the partial implementation of hudud...