"…we are doing something that can satisfy all and which does not threaten the administration of Islamic law," Najib said.

CAIRO, January 15, 2006 (IslamONline.net) - Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Najib Razak has asserted that any review of the country's legal system would strike the right balance between the interests of both Muslims and non-Muslims, but without affecting the application of Sharia`h.

"Our principle, in future cases, is to give redress to all parties involved," he was quoted as saying by the daily New Straits Times.

"The Prime Minister’s Department is looking into this and we are doing something that can satisfy all and which does not threaten the administration of Islamic law."

His statements came after a eight Muslim organizations issued a joint statement on Thursday, January 12, urging the government not to amend or repeal an article in the federal constitution which deals with the powers of the civil and Sharia`h courts.

The majority-Muslim nation is examining calls for a review of its laws and constitution after the recent Muslim burial of well-known mountaineer M Moorthy was criticized by his Hindu wife who claims he died as a Hindu and did not revert to Islam.

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