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We are still waiting for new development on the caning sentence of Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno for drinking alcohol. While waiting, it is a good time to reflect on what exactly is at stake in this case. First off, is there a uniform set of laws called Syariah law (or Sharia law)? Syariah law applies to [...] Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno must be feeling very bewildered. Hardly a week goes by without some news on her. And this despite her plea to be left alone, and her decision not to appeal the caning sentence for drinking alcohol, and her wish for the caning to be carried out quickly so she can [...] In a move that is somewhat unexpected, Johor Baru UMNO Youth and Wanita UMNO both lodged a police report against the Joint Action Group for Gender Equality (JAG). They want JAG to be investigated under the Sedition Act for interfering in the caning sentence on Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno. Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno was sentenced to a [...] The saga revolving around the caning sentence of Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno for drinking alcohol is getting more intriguing. Advocacy group Sisters In Islam earlier filed an application for the revision of Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno’s caning sentence, and a stay of execution pending the outcome of the application. However the Appeals Panel of the [...] So Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno may get her wish to be caned for drinking alcohol fulfilled soon. An appeals panel at the Shariah High Court in the Malaysian state of Pahang has reviewed her sentence, and decided to uphold the caning sentence. The date for carrying out the caning sentence (which will make Kartika [...] While Sudanese journalist Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein escaped the caning, and Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno is waiting to see if she will be caned, over in Iran police have issued a statement that says that all mannequins must be covered up. By this they mean that the mannequins should wear headscarves and body curves must be [...] Malaysia is in the limelight once again. The holy month of Ramadan is over and if you have been following caning cases in Malaysia, you will know that Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno may very soon be the first woman to be caned in Malaysia for drinking alcohol. The Shariah High Court in Pahang had postponed [...] Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno who was sentenced to a fine and 6 strokes of the cane under Syariah law for drinking alcohol in public is all set to go through the caning after the end of Ramadan. Apparently feeling the stress of having too many meetings and various advices from individuals, politicians, government organisations and [...] The same Islamic Court presided by the same judge that sentenced Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno in July to a fine and six strokes of the cane for drinking alcohol has just convicted odd-job worker Nazarudin Kamaruddin to six strokes of the cane and one year’s imprisonment for drinking “samsu”, a cheap local liquor, at [...] With Sudan’s Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein spared the caning, attention is now focused back to Malaysian model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno who was sentenced to a fine and 6 strokes of the cane under Syariah law for drinking alcohol in public. But exactly how is a woman to be caned under Syariah law? Prosecutor Saiful Idham Sahimi said that [...] |
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