‘Don’t view punishment with a prejudicial eye’


PETALING JAYA: The public caning of Mohd Affendi Awang in Terengganu for close proximity was done in accordance with syariah law and should not be viewed with prejudice, says the Malaysian Muslim Lawyers Association (PPMM).

“One must understand the real context of the syariah punishment of caning as part of a valid legal system; it cannot be seen through a narrow or prejudiced perspective,” said its deputy president Muhammad Hariz Md Yusof, reported Majoriti.

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