Selangor shariah law on unnatural sex invalid, Federal Court rules


The Federal Court, in a landmark decision today, rules that a section of Selangor’s Shariah Criminal Offences Enactment 1995 on unnatural sex as invalid. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, February 25, 2021.

IN a landmark decision, the Federal Court has ruled a section of Selangor’s Shariah Criminal Offences Enactment 1995 on unnatural sex as invalid.

The apex court made the decision today in the case of a 35-year old man who brought a legal challenge against Section 28 of the enactment, which criminalises sexual intercourse against the order of nature.


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