Public caning of close proximity repeat offender took two minutes


Unusual Friday: The crowd waiting to witness the public caning at Masjid Al Muktafi Billah Shah in Kuala Terengganu. — AZLINA ABDULLAH/The Star

PETALING JAYA: A crowd gathered at Masjid Al Muktafi Billah Shah in Kuala Terengganu to witness the country’s first public caning, but it was over in just two minutes, Majoriti reported.

The 42-year-old man was caned six times for khalwat (close proximity).

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