KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Muslim part-time fashion model will be caned next week, becoming the first woman in Malaysia to be given the punishment under Islamic law, after she pleaded guilty to drinking beer, a prosecutor said Wednesday. An Islamic court in July ordered that Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, be lashed six times with a rattan cane after she was caught drinking alcohol in a raid on a hotel night club in eastern Pahang state last year. Prosecutor Saiful Idham Sahimi said Kartika will be the first woman to be caned under Islamic law after she chose not to appeal the sentence. "This is the first case in Malaysia. ... It is a good punishment because under Islamic law a person who drinks commits a serious offense," he said. -JULIA ZAPPEI Associated Press
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Muslim fashion model in Malaysia will be caned after pleading guilty to drinking beer
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Muslim part-time fashion model will be caned next week, becoming the first woman in Malaysia to be given the punishment under Islamic law, after she pleaded guilty to drinking beer, a prosecutor said Wednesday. An Islamic court in July ordered that Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, be lashed six times with a rattan cane after she was caught drinking alcohol in a raid on a hotel night club in eastern Pahang state last year. Prosecutor Saiful Idham Sahimi said Kartika will be the first woman to be caned under Islamic law after she chose not to appeal the sentence. "This is the first case in Malaysia. ... It is a good punishment because under Islamic law a person who drinks commits a serious offense," he said. -JULIA ZAPPEI Associated Press
