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Govt mulls harsher laws against LGBT

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Act 355 may be amended as three-year jail, RM5,000 fine and six strokes of rotan are not enough punishment, says Ahmad Marzuk Shaary.

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Ahmad Marzuk Shaary says all state religious agencies and enforcers have been instructed to take action against those who do not dress ‘according to their gender’. (AP pic)

KOTA BHARU:
The government does not rule out the possibility of amending the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 or Act 355 to provide for heavier punishments against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBT).

Deputy minister in the prime minister’s department (religious affairs) Ahmad Marzuk Shaary said the current sentence under the act, which provides for a three year imprisonment, a fine of RM5,000 and six strokes of the cane, was seen as not giving much effect on the group of people.

This amendment should be seen as necessary to address their “wrongdoings”, he told reporters after the Food Bank Donation Handover by the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department at Kompleks Purnama near Pengkalan Chepa, here today.

According to him, stern action has been taken against those who do not dress according to their gender.

“All state religious agencies and enforcers have been instructed to take action against those (LGBT) who do not behave accordingly,” he said.

He urged the public with information on unhealthy activities carried out by the LGBT group to come forward and make a report to the authorities to facilitate action against them.

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