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.
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