SHAH ALAM: The Syariah High Court here Thursday allowed a stay on the caning sentence that was imposed on an unmarried Muslim couple who tried to have sex in a car in May.
Syariah judge Mohammad Khalid Shaee @ Shaii, who allowed the couple’s lawyer Shahida Elias’ application to appeal the caning sentence, also advised the pair, Mohd Shahrin Abd Majid, 29, and Nadiah Najat Hussin, 24, to tie the knot quickly as in mitigation they had stated that they were engaged.
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