| A $1,400 fine and 6 canings for a woman found guilty of drinking a glass of beer. Moderate Islamic Malaysia: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/7/20/nation/20090720190259&sec=nation Model sentenced to whipping and fine for drinking beerKUANTAN: The Syariah High Court here sentenced a model to a RM5,000 fine and six whippings after she pleaded guilty to consuming an alcoholic drink in public last year.
In his judgement on Monday, Syariah judge Datuk Abdul Rahman Yunus said that if Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarnor, 32, from Sungai Siput, Perak failed to pay the fine, she would be imprisoned for three years.
Kartini was accused of consuming a beer at Cherating Bay Lounge, the Legend Hotel in Cherating at about 11.40pm on July 11 last year.
She was charged under Section 136 of the Pahang Administration of the Islam Law and Malay Custom Enactment.
The accused, who cried when the judgement was delivered, said she would file an appeal through her counsel, Mohd Zuki Che Mat Ghani. Syariah deputy public prosecutor Saiful Idham Sahimi appeared for the prosecution. - Bernama |
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