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Pix is for illustration only. PETALING JAYA: Human rights experts view the plan for harsher punishments against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community a violation of basic human rights and a political ploy to soft-pedal away from the real issues affecting the country. An international inter-religious expert warns of the danger of societal degeneration while a counselling psychologist points out that homosexuality is not considered a psychological disorder anymore. They were commenting on Deputy Religious Affairs Minister Ahmad Marzuk Shaary’s statement that the government intends to hand out heavier punishments against LGBT by increasing the sentencing limits in the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act 1965 (Act 355).

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