The PAS Ulama Council has refuted Suhakam’s statement on public caning, stressing that it is inappropriate for the human rights body to question a state’s jurisdiction.

Its chief Ahmad Yahaya said the punishment handed down by the Terengganu Syariah Court is based on clear legal provisions and does not violate state powers as stipulated in List II of the Ninth Schedule of the Federal Constitution.

“Moreover, the decision of the Syariah Court judge should be...