Shabudin, who is Tasek Gelugor MP, said the Penang chief minister should instead state his stand on the Penang Islamic Family Law Enactment over the issue of child marriages.
“Please do not say I am a desperado for using religion to save myself. I was speaking based on facts, so Lim should also speak based on facts.
“The enactment I mentioned was very relevant with what was being discussed,” Shabudin said when contacted.
Recently, Shabudin said Lim’s proposed motion to condemn him over remarks he made on child marriages at the Penang assembly was akin to “repealing the Islamic Family Law”.
Shabudin said the law provides a shariah court judge to allow underaged marriages to take place, at the judge’s discretion.
“Could Lim’s motion therefore be construed as a precursor to do away with state Islamic legislations?” Shabudin told reporters on Monday.
Lim then called Shabudin a “desperado” for using the Islamic Family Law as a defence, and said Shabudin should repent.
Meanwhile, Shabudin said if Lim did not understand what Islamic Family Laws were, he should consult the state Islamic affairs department under the Penang state government.
“As a CM, Lim must be smart to understand the laws of life of a multicultural Malaysia and not follow his emotions.
“Do not pusing-pusing (twist) my statement and make it political fodder,” Shabudin said.
Shabudin was reported to have told Parliament that it was not wrong for a girl to marry her rapist.
The former Penang State Islamic Council president reportedly said that it would be good for the girl as she would otherwise face a bleak future.
He also said some 16-year-old girls had “wild lifestyles” and their families found it hard to control them.
However, in a statement on April 5, Shabudin claimed that his remarks had been taken out of context, and that he had said the child cannot be married off by her wali (guardian) without the permission of the shariah court.
On April 7, Lim, who is Air Puteh assemblyman, announced the decision to table the motion against Shabudin in the state legislative assembly.
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