Kelantan religious authorities: Summonses against indecently dressed Muslims to educate


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 27 Sep 2017

KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Islamic Religious Affairs Department (Jaheaik) has stressed that summonses issued against Muslim men and women caught for indecent dressing are meant to educate them.

Its assistant director (enforcement division), Mohd Fadzuli Mohd Zain said the individuals issued with summonses from the department were only required to attend counselling sessions, failing which they would be hauled up before the Syariah Court where they could receive RM1,000 fines upon sentencing 

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