LFL accuses deputy minister of using LGBT to distract from real issues

Published: Jan 20, 2021 8:17 AM | Updated: Jan 20, 2021 8:51 AM

Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) has accused de facto Religious Affairs Deputy Minister Ahmad Marzuk Shaary of using the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community to distract from real issues.

This is after Ahmad Marzuk (photo, above) said the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act (Act 355) would be strengthened to meet out heavier punishment against the LGBT community...

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