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Malaysia's appeals panel upholds whip-for-beer-drinking model's punishment | The whipping sentence of former Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno has been upheld by the Kuantan Syariah High Court Appeals Panel. Kartika, 32, was sentenced to
six strokes of the rotan and a fine of 5,000 ringgits for drinking beer in a local
bar. A High Court judge said that Kartika's sentence was within the jurisdiction
provided under Section 136 of the Pahang Islamic Administration and Malay Customs
Enactment 1982. "As the Pahang Syarie Chief Judge, I can make the review any time
and I did so before the Hari Raya Aidilfitri. I found that the High Court Judge
had acted accordingly. As such, the decision stays," The Star Online quoted Chief
Judge Abdul Hamid Rahman, as saying. Justice Rahman added that it is now prerogative
to award the punishment to Kartika. "It is now up to the Pahang Islamic Religious
Department to implement the punishment. The department is responsible in enforcing
the penalty imposed," he added. Her sentence was postponed once out of respect
for the fasting month of Ramadan. |
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