KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Dr Mohd Na'im Mokhtar has refuted the Malaysian Consultative Council for Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism's (MCCBCHST) view that amendments to the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act (also known as RUU 355) are unconstitutional.
The Malaysian bishop of Indian descent, a strong advocate of intercultural and interreligious dialogue, is only the second cardinal in the country’s history.