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Muslim model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, who will be caned for drinking beer.
Monday, Aug. 24, 2009

Open quoteThe sentence remains. She has been released, but only temporarily. Close quote

  • MOHAMED SAHFRI ABDUL AZIZ,
  • head of religious affairs in Malaysia's Pahang state, after the government granted a last-minute reprieve to a Muslim woman who was sentenced to whipping for violating Islamic law by drinking alcohol
Photo: Mark Baker / AP | Source: NEW YORK TIMES