KUALA TERENGGANU: The Syariah High Court ruling over two women who attempted to commit sexual acts in a car here is final, a state exco in charge of syariah implementation said.
“No one has the right to interfere in the court judgment, not even politicians,” Satiful Bahri Mamat said when contacted.
Last Sunday, the Syariah High Court here fined the women RM3,300 each and ordered them to be caned six times after they pleaded guilty to the crime under Section 30 of the Terengganu Syariah Criminal Offences (Takzir) Enactment for committing musahaqah (sexual relations between women).
This was read together with Section 59 of the same enactment for attempting to commit the act.The sentence will be carried out on Aug 28.
The sentence drew the ire of many human rights groups, including Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam).
In a statement on Wednesday, Suhakam described the punishment as humiliating and demeaning.
It was also reported that Amnesty International Malaysia described the caning as amounting to torture and called for the government to repeal laws that impose punishment against marginalised communities. – thestar.
