00:00The Masjid al-Muqtafi Billah Shah, a 43-year-old mosque featuring Middle Eastern architecture
00:09on a 1.3 hectare plot in Jalan Sultan Mahmood, Kuala Terengganu, is set to host Terengganu's
00:15first public caning after Friday prayers.
00:19Preparations were in full swing on Thursday when reporters from majority visited the mosque.
00:25Staff from the Terengganu Sharia Judicial Department and the mosque's management committee
00:29were seen finalizing arrangements.
00:32A red barrier rope was set up from the mosque's back door to Asim Hall, the designated location
00:37for the punishment.
00:39The barrier is believed to restrict access to authorized witnesses, while notices prohibiting
00:45photography and videography were posted around the hall.
00:49Tables and chairs were arranged near the hall's entrance for security checks, with police
00:54officers assigned to enforce restrictions on bringing communication devices into the premises.
01:01Kuala Terengganu District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Azli Mohamed Noor announced on
01:07Wednesday that 40 officers and personnel would be deployed to ensure security and the smooth
01:13execution of the caning process.
01:15He also confirmed that only 70 individuals would be allowed to witness the event.
01:20So far, 13 media representatives were understood to have applied to witness the public caning.
01:26The remaining 57 involve local religious congregations, representatives of the Terengganu people,
01:33and representatives of NGOs and government agencies.
01:37The Kuala Terengganu Sharia High Court sentenced Mohamed Effendi on November 20 after he pleaded
01:44guilty to repeated khalwat offenses under Section 31, Subsection A of the Sharia Criminal
01:50Offenses, Takzir, Terengganu, Enactment Amendment 2022.
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