Hadi calls for abolition of ‘colonial laws’ to make Syariah rule supreme in Malaysia

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang has called for the removal of colonial-era laws in Malaysia, arguing that they hinder the comprehensive implementation of Syariah law and true independence.

He criticized specific statutes, such as the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act, which limits court sentencing, and called for a broader interpretation of Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution to reflect an all-encompassing Islamic way of life.

Hadi also accused the DAP of obstructing further Islamization of the legal system, highlighting the party's adherence to a secular interpretation of the constitution and criticizing former coalition partners for failing to challenge this stance.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has called for the abolition of laws he described as colonial legacies, alleging that these were obstacles to the unfettered implementation of Syariah law in Malaysia.

In the statement, titled “Merdeka: Hapus Undang-Undang Penjajah Yang Sekat Pelaksanaan Islam” (”Independence: Abolish Colonial Laws That Obstruct the Implementation of Islam”), the Marang MP argued that true independence cannot be realised while laws inherited from British rule continue to limit Islam’s position above man-made legislation.

“Colonial-legacy laws must be abolished to ensure the true meaning of independence can be fully realised,” Hadi said in the statement.

“In particular, laws that prevent Islam from occupying its noble position above man-made laws not sanctioned by Allah SWT, due to their many weaknesses that spread wrongdoing, must be removed.”

Hadi singled out several statutes for criticism, chief among them the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 (Act 355), which caps Syariah court sentencing at three years’ jail, a RM5,000 fine and six strokes of whipping — a limit known as the “3:5:6” formula introduced in a 1984 amendment.

He also referenced the Civil Law Act 1956 and the division of powers under the Ninth Schedule of the Federal Constitution, which restricts state legislatures to enacting only religious offences under the State List while criminal law generally falls under the Federal List.

The PAS president argued these constraints prevent state Syariah courts from imposing punishments he described as consistent with Islamic legal tradition, and that overlapping jurisdiction between state and federal criminal law has repeatedly led to state Islamic enactments being challenged in court.

To bolster his argument, Hadi invoked the late Islamic law scholar Ahmad Ibrahim, citing his call for Article 3(1) of the Federal Constitution to be interpreted broadly — encompassing law, politics and economics as al-din, or a complete way of life, rather than a narrow, ritual-bound “religion of the Federation.”

Hadi said this position was shared by several former judicial figures, including ex-Chief Justice Tun Salleh Abas and Tun Ahmad Fairuz.

The statement also traced the historical debate over Islam’s constitutional status back to the 1956 Reid Commission, which drafted Malaysia’s independence constitution.

Hadi noted that an early draft had included language affirming Malaya would remain a “secular state” alongside recognising Islam as the federation’s religion — wording that was ultimately dropped following objections from the Malay Rulers and, later, PAS itself, which argued the eventual compromise in Article 3 was merely “ornamental.”

Much of the statement was also devoted to criticising the DAP, which Hadi accused of blocking further Islamisation of the legal system. He cited the DAP’s party constitution, which describes the 1957 Federal Constitution as a “secular” document, and noted that secretary-general Anthony Loke has said the party will not amend this founding position.

Hadi accused the DAP of leading opposition to Hadi’s own past private member’s bill to raise Act 355’s sentencing limits — a proposal that, in earlier iterations, sought to raise the caps to 30 years’ imprisonment, a RM100,000 fine and 100 strokes of whipping.

He further claimed PAS’s former coalition partners, PKR and Amanah, had failed to defend the Islamic position against DAP on the issue.

Hadi’s statement went further to declare that PAS considers the matter one of religious principle rather than ordinary politics, saying the party has severed political cooperation (tahaluf siyasi) with parties it says challenge Islam’s constitutional standing.

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伊斯兰党主席阿卜杜勒·哈迪·阿旺呼吁废除马来西亚殖民时代的法律，他认为这些法律阻碍了伊斯兰教法的全面实施和真正的独立。

他批评了《伊斯兰教法庭（刑事管辖权）法》等具体法规，该法限制了法院的判决，并呼吁对《联邦宪法》第 3(1) 条进行更广泛的解释，以反映包罗万象的伊斯兰生活方式。

哈迪还指责民主行动党阻碍法律体系的进一步伊斯兰化，强调该党坚持对宪法的世俗解释，并批评前联盟伙伴未能挑战这一立场。

吉隆坡，9月9日讯——伊斯兰党主席丹斯里阿卜杜勒·哈迪·阿旺呼吁废除他所称的殖民遗留法律，并声称这些法律阻碍了伊斯兰教法在马来西亚的不受限制地实施。

在题为“独立：废除阻碍伊斯兰教实施的殖民法律”的声明中，马兰国会议员认为，只要继承自英国统治的法律继续限制伊斯兰教凌驾于人为立法之上的地位，真正的独立就无法实现。

哈迪在声明中表示：“必须废除殖民时代的遗留法律，才能确保独立真正的意义得到充分实现。”

“尤其必须废除那些阻碍伊斯兰教凌驾于未经真主安拉认可的人为法律之上的崇高地位的法律，因为这些法律存在诸多缺陷，会传播罪恶。”

哈迪特别批评了几项法令，其中最主要的是 1965 年伊斯兰教法庭（刑事管辖权）法令（第 355 号法令），该法令规定伊斯兰教法庭的判决上限为三年监禁、5000 令吉罚款和六下鞭刑——这一限制被称为 1984 年修正案引入的“3:5:6”公式。

他还提到了 1956 年《民法》和《联邦宪法》第九附表规定的权力划分，该附表限制州立法机构只能根据州清单制定宗教犯罪法，而刑法通常属于联邦清单。

巴基斯坦伊斯兰党主席认为，这些限制使得各州伊斯兰教法庭无法实施他认为符合伊斯兰法律传统的惩罚，而且州和联邦刑法之间的管辖权重叠也导致各州的伊斯兰教法令屡次在法庭上受到挑战。

为了加强自己的论点，哈迪援引了已故伊斯兰法学者艾哈迈德·易卜拉欣的言论，指出他呼吁对联邦宪法第 3(1) 条进行广义解释——将法律、政治和经济视为 al-din，即一种完整的生活方式，而不是狭隘的、受仪式约束的“联邦宗教”。

哈迪表示，包括前首席大法官敦萨利赫·阿巴斯和敦艾哈迈德·费鲁兹在内的几位前司法界人士也持相同观点。

该声明还追溯了关于伊斯兰教宪法地位的历史辩论，认为其起源可以追溯到 1956 年的里德委员会，该委员会起草了马来西亚的独立宪法。

哈迪指出，早期草案中包含的措辞确认马来亚将保持“世俗国家”的地位，同时承认伊斯兰教为联邦的宗教——这一措辞最终在马来统治者以及后来的伊斯兰党本身提出反对后被删除，伊斯兰党认为第三条中的最终妥协仅仅是“装饰性的”。

声明的大部分篇幅也用于批评民主行动党（DAP），哈迪指责该党阻碍司法体系进一步伊斯兰化。他援引民主行动党的党章，该党章将1957年联邦宪法描述为一份“世俗”文件，并指出该党秘书长陆兆福曾表示，该党不会修改这一创始立场。

哈迪指责民主行动党带头反对他自己过去提出的提高第355号法令刑罚上限的私人议员法案——该提案在早期版本中试图将刑罚上限提高到30年监禁、10万令吉罚款和100下鞭笞。

他还声称，伊斯兰党的前联盟伙伴人民公正党和诚信党未能捍卫伊斯兰教在这一问题上对抗民主行动党的立场。

哈迪的声明进一步宣称，伊斯兰党认为此事关乎宗教原则，而非普通的政治问题，并表示该党已与那些挑战伊斯兰教宪法地位的政党断绝了政治合作（tahaluf siyasi）。

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