Thursday, January 23, 2014

Did The CONstitutional "Expert" misread the Federal Constitution?

Pakar perlembagaan, Dr Abdul Aziz Bari (gambar) berkata, titah Yang di-Pertuan Agong adalah terhad dan pemerintah tidak berkuasa seperti Nabi Muhammad untuk menentukan undang-undang Islam.
Abdul Aziz berkata, Malaysia tidak mempunyai ketua agama kerana Agong hanya ketua agama di negeri asalnya dan tidak terpakai bagi negeri seperti Kuala Lumpur, Labuan, Putrajaya, Melaka, Pulau Pinang, Sabah dan Sarawak yang tidak mempunyai Sultan. "Kenyataan yang dibuat oleh Agong dalam isu kalimah Allah minggu lalu tidak mempunyai kesan kepada bukan Islam yang menetap di negeri berkenaan," kata bekas pensyarah UIA itu dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.
Beliau berkata, Majlis Raja-Raja adalah platform terbaik untuk mewakili pemerintah dalam isu agama namun bukan semua sultan sependapat dengan Agong dan Sultan Selangor dalam isu kalimah Allah. Abdul Aziz berkata, resolusi yang dibuat oleh Majlis Fatwa Kebangsaan pada 1986 seperti yang dititah oleh Agong juga tidak terpakai daripada sudut perundangan. "Ia tidak sah daripada sudut perundangan," katanya. More crap here
Oh dear....another Jongang nak kacau daun


Why don't we all read the Federal Constitution...just to see if this expert has read it correctly

Article 3.
(1) islam is the religion of the Federation; but other religions may be practised in peace and harmony in any part of the Federation.
 (2) in every State other than States not having a Ruler the position of the Ruler as the head of the religion of islam in his State in the manner and to the extent acknowledged and declared by the Constitution of that State, and, subject to that Constitution, all rights, privileges, prerogatives and powers enjoyed by him as head of that religion, are unaffected and unimpaired; but in any acts, observances or ceremonies with respect to which the Conference of Rulers has agreed that they should extend to the Federation as a whole each of the other Rulers shall in his capacity of head of the religion of islam authorize the yang di-pertuan Agong to represent him.
 (3) the Constitution of the States of Malacca, penang, Sabah and Sarawak shall each make provision for conferring on the yang di-pertuan Agong the position of head of the religion of islam in that State (4) nothing in this Article derogates from any other provision of this Constitution.
 (5) notwithstanding anything in this Constitution the yang di-pertuan Agong shall be the head of the religion of islam in the Federal territories of Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and putrajaya; and for this purpose parliament may by law make provisions for regulating islamic religious affairs and for constituting a Council to advise the yang di-pertuan Agong in matters relating to the religion of islam. (source here)

What you think folks? 

I wonder if the respective states without Sultans have done so in their respective Constitutions....could Aziz Bari be referring to that? Anyone with the info feel free to send it a comment....malam ini saya malas mau korek korek....

Apart from that wonder what Aziz Bari thinks of Article 75
Inconsistencies between federal and State laws
75. if any State law is inconsistent with a federal law, the federal law shall prevail and the State law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.
Or what about this

Article 71 Federal guarantee of State Constitutions
(3) if it appears to parliament that in any State any provision of this Constitution or of the Constitution of that State is being habitually disregarded, parliament may, notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, by law make provision for securing compliance with those provisions

Let's hear what the experts say then.....

On another note ada sebijik lagi benda pelik bin ajaib.......the comment by Aziz with regards to the position of other Sultans on this matter?

Beliau berkata, Majlis Raja-Raja adalah platform terbaik untuk mewakili pemerintah dalam isu agama namun  bukan semua sultan sependapat dengan Agong dan Sultan Selangor dalam isu kalimah Allah.
Care to share with us the views of other Sultans? You seem to be in the know mate...cucita sket

Gua pun nak pergi tanya sama Sultan2 yang mana sokong yang mana tidak?

Tak pelik ke pakcik....its as if they were forced to sign the respective state enactments banning the word?

Did any of the state enactments pass without their signature?

I wonder......

But you're the expert dude....please enlighten us with your deep knowledge.....
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