Law Humor

Sentenced To Caning For Drinking A Beer?

By John Mesirow

Not you, knucklehead. You can pick up your beer and keep drinking, unless you're in Malaysia. Such was the case for 32-year-old part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, a mother of two who was busted for throwing a beer down at a night club, and sentenced to six strokes of the cane (and fined). And she's not appealing. Per the New Straits Times:

... Pahang Syariah chief prosecutor Datuk Abdul Rahim Jaafar said the caning would not cause physical injury as it was merely to make the offender feel repentant.

Full post as published by Legal Juice on July 24, 2009 (boomark / email).