Malaysia's Islamist party PAS puts faith before integrity in choice of leaders

KUANTAN - Malaysian opposition party Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) must prioritise electing Muslim leaders - even if they have no integrity, its president Hadi Awang said on Friday (June 21).

"Integrity without Islam is not accepted by Allah, and a person with faith who has no integrity is still better than someone with integrity but no faith," he told 3,000 party delegates and observers at the opening of the party's annual three-day assembly.

Datuk Seri Hadi said in his opening speech that any cooperation must benefit Islam, the country and Malays, and must prioritise Muslim unity.

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