Kelantan’s unique political, cultural and historical background must be taken into consideration when assessing the validity of the state’s syariah provisions, said PKR lawmaker Hassan Abdul Karim.

In a statement today, Hassan (above) said that while one of the nine judges ruling in the case - Chief Justice of Sabah and Sarawak Abdul Rahman Sebli - offered a dissenting position due to legal concerns, the Pasir Gudang MP too is dissenting, but for different considerations.

"My position in this legal controversy considers...