KUALA LUMPUR – Police have identified the owners of three social media accounts believed to have threatened lawyer Nik Elin Zurina Nik Abdul Rashid after she challenged 18 provisions in Kelantan’s Shariah Criminal Code (I) Enactment 2019.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid said the police have received three reports related to the case and opened three investigation papers, Sinar Harian reported.
He said that one of these reports has already been forwarded to the deputy public prosecutor for further action.
“The two other reports are still being investigated.
“We will complete them as soon as possible and hand them over to the deputy public prosecutor,” he was quoted as saying.
Last Saturday, Nik Elin said she had received several death threats following her legal challenge.
On February 9, a nine-member Federal Court bench delivered an 8-1 majority decision in favour of a petition brought by the Kelantan-born lawyer and daughter, Tengku Yasmin Natasha Tengku Abdul Rahman, to nullify criminal provisions under Kelantan shariah law.
The panel, chaired by Chief Justice Tun Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, struck out 16 of the 18 provisions named by the duo in their legal bid and ruled that the state assembly had no power to enact the 16 provisions, as the offences in question fell within the purview of federal law. – February 14, 2024