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| Muslim groups back caning of women |
 KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 18 — Muslim groups praised the government today for caning three women recently under Syariah laws on charges of engaging in “illicit sex” despite widespread outrage from advocacy groups. Mohd Isa Abdul Ralip, the president of the Association of Syarie Lawyers, said the successful caning of the three women demonstrated that such punishment under Islamic law was not cruel or inhumane.The Islamic Youth Movement (ABIM) also questioned why advocacy groups were outraged by the caning of the three women. “This is concrete proof that the punishment went well and has been accepted. The guilty has also repented and there is no proof of any injuries at all. What is the problem now? It has proven that the punishment can save cost and the person does not have to stay in jail for a long period. You get your caning sentence then you can go out and continue with your life. So what is the problem?” Abim vice president Fadhlina Sidek said today. She also contended that those who argued that the caning of women was unconstitutional were ignorant. “They say that it goes against the constitution because there is gender discrimination and equality before the law. For me, they don’t want to know and pretend to not know. If they really want to understand then they can ask and we are willing to explain to them. But they did not want to understand from the beginning,” she said. Sumber: Malaysian Insider. |
