DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke said fellow DAP lawmaker Ngeh Koo Ham had misunderstood the source of power behind the committee that reviews syariah courts’ jurisdiction as per the Federal Constitution.

In a statement today, Loke stressed that the misunderstanding had led to the Beruas MP's proposal that non-Muslim constitutional experts should be appointed as members of the committee reviewing the syariah courts’ jurisdiction.

"The committee is set up by the...