All quarters are urged to respect the government’s move to draft the Mufti (Federal Territories) Bill to uphold the stature and position of the mufti institution in line with Article 3 of the Federal Constitution and relevant laws applicable in the Federal Territories.

Malaysian Syariah Officers’ Association president Abu Suffian Abu Yaziz, in a statement today, said the bill was formulated in accordance with existing legal frameworks, as enshrined in the Ninth Schedule, State List of the Federal Constitution.

As such, he said that the association rejects calls from certain parties for the minister in the Prime Minister’s Department...