KOTA BARU: Syariah Court proceedings will carry on at night and on public holidays in a bid to clear the backlog of cases, said Deputy Minister at the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim.
"Although no date had been set it will be one of the moves to help reduce the backlog of cases and," Dr Mashita told reporters after attending a Halal Carnival organised by the Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (Jakim) here on Sunday.
"We have enough Syariah court judges but more time is needed to dispose more cases". “At present we have many female Syariah court judges who are doing a splendid job in reducing the backlog of cases,” she added.
Dr Mashita also revealed that almost all the cases registered for divorce occurred after the fifth year of marriage.
"Jakim is always finding ways to give counselling to estranged couples to reduce the number of divorce cases," she added.
In March Dr Mashita said 2009 statistics from the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) showed that one divorce occurred every 15 minutes among Muslims.
She said the number increased each year due to lack of religious practice among couples, which included neglecting prayers.
Dr Mashita also said that the high divorce rate among Muslims could be seen as a positive development as Muslims become more aware of their rights and that divorce was the right platform to use in the eyes of Islam to solve problematic marriages.
"Although no date had been set it will be one of the moves to help reduce the backlog of cases and," Dr Mashita told reporters after attending a Halal Carnival organised by the Malaysian Department of Islamic Development (Jakim) here on Sunday.
"We have enough Syariah court judges but more time is needed to dispose more cases". “At present we have many female Syariah court judges who are doing a splendid job in reducing the backlog of cases,” she added.
Dr Mashita also revealed that almost all the cases registered for divorce occurred after the fifth year of marriage.
"Jakim is always finding ways to give counselling to estranged couples to reduce the number of divorce cases," she added.
In March Dr Mashita said 2009 statistics from the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) showed that one divorce occurred every 15 minutes among Muslims.
She said the number increased each year due to lack of religious practice among couples, which included neglecting prayers.
Dr Mashita also said that the high divorce rate among Muslims could be seen as a positive development as Muslims become more aware of their rights and that divorce was the right platform to use in the eyes of Islam to solve problematic marriages.
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