Women Whipped in Malaysia For Adultery

Three Muslim women were caned last Tuesday for engaging in extramarital sex, Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said recently.

Two of the women where whipped six times and the third was given four strokes of the rotan at a local prison as 13 people watched.

The issue of caning women has ignited a fierce debate in the country after 32-year-old Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno was sentenced to be caned for drinking beer last July. (She has not been caned yet, however.)

“People are saying that no woman has been caned before and that Kartika should not be caned," Minister Hussein said. “Today I am announcing that we have already done it. There is no hidden agenda, we are merely executing our responsibility."

He said the three women didn't suffer any cuts or bruises following the caning but had confessed that the punishment had left a deep impact on them.

“They have all repented. They are also hoping that others will not go against the teachings of the religion,” he said, adding that the sentence was meted out according to Islamic rules. Which means, the women were checked to make sure they were not pregnant and were appropriately dressed according to the Islamic dress code.

“I hope there will be no more issues arising from the caning sentence which can be imposed by the Syariah Court on Muslim women to protect the sanctity of Islam,” he added. “The punishment is aimed at getting the offenders to repent and seek Allah’s forgiveness. It is also meant to educate Muslims to follow the teachings of Islam.”



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