Guilty: Mohd Affendi (right) being led out of the courtroom after being sentenced by the Syariah High Court in Terengganu. — Bernama
KUALA TERENGGANU: A construction worker became the first khalwat (close proximity) offender in Terengganu to be sentenced to caning by the Syariah High Court here.
Syariah Judge Hamidi Shafie meted out the sentence on Mohd Affendi Awang, 42, who pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 31 (a) of the Syariah Criminal Offences Enactment (Takzir) (Terengganu) Amendment 2022, which came into force on Jan 1.
