Public Caning for Shariah Offences: A Relic of Colonial Rule?
Terengganu's Lead Sparks Debate
A 42-year-old man was caned six times in front of 90 witnesses at the Al-Muktafi Billah Shah Mosque in Kuala Terengganu last Friday for being convicted of...
Corrective and Educational Measure: Caning for Syariah Offenders in Terengganu
The Malaysian Syariah Judiciary Department (JKSM) director-general and Syariah chief judge, Datuk Mohd Amran Mat Zain, has clarified that caning for Syariah offenders in Terengganu is intended as a corrective...
Investigation Underway after Inmate Dies Following Caning Sentence
PETALING JAYA: The Selangor prisons department has launched an internal probe into the death of an inmate, Zaidi Abd Hamid, 49, who died after undergoing his caning sentence on September 25.
As reported...
