Valkyrie

Are you all aware that judicial caning, is also a form of corporal punishment in Singapore? If I'm not mistaken this punishment only applies to male criminals between the ages of 18-50.

In 1993, Michael P. Fay, an American, briefly shot to fame when he was jailed for 4 months, fined S$3,500 and received four strokes of the rotan, for theft and vandalism.

To date, this has worked well for Singapore.

Note: criminals undergo medical examinations to identify if they are medically fit to be caned. Medical officers are present whenever canings are performed.

Kiai Carita

Al Qaeda and Malaysia should work together to humiliate Muslims everywhere with their bigotry. Shame on you Malaysia! Shame on you!

Roland

Let us just hope that this kind of Sharia law never makes its way into Indonesian law - because here the general population consists of around 90 % Muslims and, same as LAYMAN mentioned in Malaysia, modern Islamic scholars are many times over-shouted by fundamentalist ones.

Ans Simon, YES, this assaults are an affront to humanity.

Simon

The word seems appropriate here: what a pig of a man.

Assaulting anyone, but most especially women, is an affront to humanity.

But, then, I guess this guy also thinks that horses flew once, no?

layman

The report title and the Jakim DG's statement are misleading. The DG cannot say most Malaysians accept the caning of women under the country’s Shariah courts, because there are only 60% Malaysians who are Muslims. The other 40% don't care since they are not affected by this law. Even among Muslims, they may only 'accept' because it has already become law but to say 'support' the caning of women, some one better do a real survey. I can confidently say that only a small group supports this law. Furthermore, Malaysians have no way to vote out Syariah law makers as opposed to voting our parliamentarians. Syariah law makers are in a class and fraternity of their own. What Malaysia needs when it comes to so-called Islamic law is a total shake-up or shake-down of the system and its agencies. Malaysia actually has a number of progressive Islamic scholars but they are out-maneuvered by the dogmatic fundamentalists. So, to say most Malaysians 'support' the caning of women is misleading.

Salimharko

The whole system in Malaysia is based on double talk, double face, double standards and rampant hypocrisy. A corrupted entrenched system where lies and shameless moralization in the name of religion and traditions are taken to the maximum levels.

topsi

I can only reiterate jacobian64's comment.

masmon2

What a disgrace. Malaysia will suffer International embarrasment and condemnation in their attempt to justify such medieval deeds. Back to the dark ages we go - the world is flat isn't it ?

What about the men they had sex with - or do the same rules not apply to them.

padt

Centuries ago the Jews put men and women to death for adultery and fornication. Jesus was confronted with a group of people intent on stoning to death a woman caught in the act of adultery. He said, "OK, go ahead. But make sure the person who throws the first stone is sinless himself." And one by one the crowd put their stones down and walked away. Jesus, a prophet revered by Muslims was showing his Jewish brothers and sisters that they had a limited understanding of God's mercy and love which is found in forgiveness rather than enforcing laws. Jesus is revered as a prophet by Muslims. Why don't they listen to him. Surely his words are still valid.

When the crowd had walked away Jesus turned to the woman and said, "Does no one condemn you? Neither do I. Go, and sin no more."

jacobian64

just another hypocrisy