The ulama faction in PAS is a problem to the party because many from its ranks keep falling for the ‘hudud trap’ set by Umno, PAS central committee member Mohamed Hanipa Maidin says.

The issue has become Umno’s most potent weapon, Hanipa said, to break up the Pakatan Rakyat coalition so as to ensure Umno’s own survival at a time when its allies MIC and MCA are weak.