Father of five to be first man publicly caned for khalwat in T'ganu

HULU TERENGGANU: A father of five is set to become the first man to be publicly caned at a mosque in Terengganu on Dec 6 for repeated offences of khalwat (close proximity).

Terengganu Syariah High Court senior judge Kamalruazmi Ismail meted out the sentence of six strokes after Mohd Affendi Awang, 42, a carpenter, pleaded guilty to committing khalwat for the third time, reports Sinar Harian.