Islamic affairs minister clarifies ‘public caning’ for Shariah offences just means outside prison instead of fully open
[BorneoPost] - 02/19/2025
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): Public caning for Shariah offences is carried out outside the confines of prison in a closed-door setting, Datuk Mohd Na’im Mokhtar said today. The minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Islamic affairs was clarifying the misperception of the sentence, (…)
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