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Muslim model to be caned for drinking beer in Malaysian club
Jul 21, 2009, 2:48 GMT
Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian state sharia court has sentenced a Muslim woman to be given six strokes of the cane after she pleaded guilty to consuming alcohol openly at a club two years ago, news reports said Tuesday.
Kartika Sari Sewi Shukarno, a 32-year-old part-time model from Singapore, was also ordered to pay a 5,000-ringgit (1,350-dollar) fine.
She had earlier admitted to drinking beer when Islamic department officers conducted a raid at the nightclub in July 2007.
'The [caning] is aimed at making the accused repent and serves as a lesson to Muslims,' the Syaria High Court judge was quoted as saying by the New Straits Times daily.
Kartika's attorney said she would file an appeal, the report said.
Under Pahang state's sharia, or Islamic, law, those found guilty of consuming alcohol face a fine of up to 5,000 ringgit, three years in jail and six strokes of the cane.
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