Malaysia woman's caning sentence commuted

[ccharles000]

A Malaysian woman sentenced to be caned for drinking beer has had her punishment commuted.

Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarnor had pleaded guilty to the offence under Malaysia's Islamic law and was to have received six strokes of a rattan cane.

But her family said religious officials had overturned the ruling, ordering her to carry out community service instead.

Ms Kartika's original sentence, which had been delayed several times, had provoked fierce debate.

While drinking alcohol is forbidden for Muslims, prosecutions are rare.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8598190.stm

[MattBaggins]

1. Could you fix your title please?

I think I just had a mini stroke

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

3. What did it say before? -nt

[Warpy]

2. Indonesia and Malaysia follow that type of Islam in which

punishment is heavily tempered by mercy if the miscreant expresses remorse. That's probably what happened in this case.