This was in line with the decree by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin who said there should be uniform fatwas on issues of national interest, which could be implemented at the state level after approval by the National Fatwa Council and the Conference of Rulers’ Council.

“The Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s decree was in line with the current government’s efforts to streamline laws governing shariah criminal offences which could serve as a guide and foundation to the states,” he said in a statement here today.

Mujahid also supported the king’s decree to empower the shariah courts holistically.

He said this was in line with the efforts of the government to empower shariah courts by improving existing laws and preventing a collision between civil and shariah laws, improving the infrastructure of the courts and the capabilities of shariah judges.