Most Kelantanese want hudud law. Umno can now close shop in Kelantan!!

Don: Most Kelantanese want hudud law

A visit to Kelantan has changed a constitutional expert's perspective of hudud law - it has convinced him that it is what the majority of the people there want, and that the state government is under pressure to implement it.

In an email to Malaysiakini, Abdul Aziz Bari who is the UIAM law lecturer, said after going to Kelantan to brief Tok Guru (Kelantan Menteri Besar Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, below, yesterday) and listening to the grassroots' sentiments, he admitted that what he saw and heard during the short visit had changed his perspective on the issue.

"The PAS-led state government is willing to hold a referendum on the implementation of hudud law, since it is the wish of the Kelantanese," added Abdul Aziz.

He commented that Najib's rejection of hudud law may not help BN to regain non-Muslim votes and said, "Given this sentiment, Umno leaders over there cursed (Prime Minister) Najib (Abdul Razak) for saying 'No' to hudud because that statement simply means Umno can now close shop in the state."