There are two possible reasons why the government is taking over the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 (Act 355), which was first submitted as a Private Member's Bill by Marang MP Abdul Hadi Awang, PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli said today.
Before this, Rafizi said, the government had a trump card to further split the opposition, that is the power to decide whether or not to allow Hadi, who is also PAS president, to put forth and debate the Act 355 amendments in Parliament.