Outrage in multi-ethnic Malaysia as government backs Islamic law

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Prime Minister Najib Razak's government threw its support in parliament this week behind an Islamic penal code that includes amputations and stoning, shocking some of his allies and stoking fears of further strains in the multi-ethnic country.


via Reuters: World News
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