Kelantan wants to hold a public caning demonstration

A file picture of caning according to Islamic laws being carried out in Aceh, Indonesia. - AFP

KOTA BARU: The Kelantan government wants to hold a public caning demonstration to show how it will be meted out in accordance with Islamic laws, says state executive councillor Mohamed Fadzli Hassan.

He added that there was a difference between the whipping done in accordance with civil law and caning under Islamic law.