The public caning of Mohd Affendi Awang in Terengganu for close proximity (khalwat) was done in accordance with syariah law and should not be viewed with prejudice, says the Malaysian Muslim Lawyers Association (PPMM).
The 42-year-old man and a father of five had pleaded guilty to being with a woman in her 30s who is not his wife or “mahram” on Jan 25 on the third floor of a building undergoing renovation in the Kemaman district.
The whipping sentence was imposed on Mohd Affendi as it is his second offence.
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The 42-year-old man and a father of five had pleaded guilty to being with a woman in her 30s who is not his wife or “mahram” on Jan 25 on the third floor of a building undergoing renovation in the Kemaman district.
The whipping sentence was imposed on Mohd Affendi as it is his second offence.
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00:00Malaysian Muslim Lawyers Association said the public caning for close proximity against
00:10Mohd Afendi Awang in Terengganu was done satisfactorily in compliance with Sharia law.
00:16We have done the process of whipping the offender so that we are testifying that the process
00:26is totally within the context of humanity. So when the process is done, to us, it is
00:34totally not in pain. It's in moderate whipping situation and also the process, I would say
00:42that it's not defined as a torture as per UNCAT definition. So it is within the context
00:50purview of the law, rule of law.
00:52Mohd Haris said the punishment against 42-year-old Mohd Afendi Awang was smoothly carried out
00:59on Friday, which complied with the procedures of caning outside prison for Sharia offenders.
01:06After witnessing the caning punishment, the association said it fully supports its implementation
01:12in line with the provisions of the Terengganu Sharia Criminal Procedure Enactment 2001,
01:18particularly Section 125. Mohd Haris said the method is humane because the cane used
01:26is light and small. He said the caning was carried out with moderate strength, without
01:31injuring the offender, which did not involve the face, head, stomach and chest.
01:37Earlier, a crowd had gathered at Masjid al-Muqtafi bila Shah in Kuala Terengganu to witness the
01:43country's first public caning, but it was over in just two minutes. Mohd Afendi, a father
01:49of five, was caned six times for close proximity. He arrived at the mosque at 2.28 p.m. on Friday,
01:56escorted by prison officers and police. He first underwent a health examination and was
02:02declared fit to proceed with the punishment. The punishment was carried out at exactly
02:072.50 p.m., and the strokes were administered by an officer from Marang Prison. After receiving
02:14the six strokes, Mohd Afendi, who was silent throughout the caning, was escorted back into
02:19the examination room before being taken back to Marang Prison.