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Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 8

Syariah Criminal Offences (Federal Territories) Act 1997 s 8

s 8 Deriding, etc., Quranic verses or Hadith

Any person who, by his words or acts, derides, insults, ridicules or brings into contempt the verses of Al-Quran or Hadith shall be guilty of an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both.

Malay text (authoritative)

Mempersendakan, dll. ayat Al-Quran atau Hadith

Mana-mana orang yang, dengan kata-katanya atau perbuatannya, mempersendakan, menghina, mencemuh atau menyebabkan dipandang hina ayat-ayat Al-Quran atau Hadith adalah melakukan suatu kesalahan dan apabila disabitkan boleh didenda tidak melebihi lima ribu ringgit atau dipenjarakan selama tempoh tidak melebihi tiga tahun atau kedua-duanya.

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Find Act 559 on lom.agc.gov.my ↗

Text as at 1 January 2006 (LOM reprint); amendments made after that date may not be incorporated.

Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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