First Malaysian Women Whipped

The STAR covered that three Muslim women were caned last Tuesday for engaging in illicit sex, They were the first women in Malaysia to receive such punishment under syariah law.Two of them where whipped six times and the third was given four strokes of the rotan at Kajang Prison.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.Hishammuddin said he decided to bring to public attention the punishment meted to the three women because “People are saying that no woman has been caned before and that Kartika should not be caned.“Today I am announcing that we have already done it. There is no hidden agenda, we are merely executing our responsibility,” he told a press conference at his office yesterday.“They have all repented. They are also hoping that others will not go against the teachings of the religion,” adding that the sentence was meted out according to Islamic rules.
With this event it should put to rest whether the 32-year-old Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno should be caned for drinking beer in July last year.I guess it is a new beginning for Syariah Law to be fully enforced in Malaysia specifically on Muslims.It is a good move in ensuring that the Muslims abide by Islamic Law in order to avoid severe shariah punishment.