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Hands off massage parlours, sultan tells Jais
Malaysiakini – 30 minutes ago
Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah today told the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) to stop focussing on raiding massage parlours.
In his speech when addressing Jais officials and staff today, he said the department should only take action within its job scope and not infringe on the job scope of the local authorities.
"Taking action against massage parlours (rumah-rumah urut) is the responsibility of the local authorites," he said at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah building today.
He added that this was also important so as to avoid criticism against Jais for focussing on trivial matters.
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The Sultan of Selangor today reminded the state's Islamic authorities not to get involved in any partisan political agenda and remain independent.
Speaking to staff of the Selangor Islamic Department (Jais), Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah said there were political leaders who would use Jais and Selangor Islamic Council (Mais) in exploiting issues related to Islam.
"Currently, there are some politicians who take the opportunity to exploit issues related to Islam and question actions by the Islamic institutions such as Mais and Jais as part of their political agenda," he said during an audience with the ruler attended by Islamic department enforcement officers in Shah Alam.
"I want all parties in Mais and Jais to avoid getting involved in the political agenda of any parties," he said.
