KUANTAN, 28 Sept – The Kuantan Syariah Court's appeal panel has upheld the caning sentence imposed on part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarnor.
Pahang Islamic Religious Department chief syariah prosecuting officer Datuk Abdul Rahim Jaafar said the decision was made after the panel reviewed the judicial proceedings on the case today.
However, the date for carrying out the punishment had yet to be decided by the panel, which also included Syariah Chief Judge Datuk Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman, he said when contacted here.
Kartika was fined RM5,000 and ordered to undergo six strokes of the rotan by the Kuantan Syariah High Court on July 20 after she pleaded guilty to consuming alcohol at a hotel in Cherating near here on July 11 2008.
The caning sentence became a subject of controversy when it drew mixed response from the public with even international organisations commenting on it.
It was to be carried out last month but was deferred as a mark of respect for the holy month of Ramadan. – Bernama
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