Should Public Caning Be Allowed As Pas Wants It Practised In All Pn States

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PAS’ spiritual adviser Datuk Hashim Jasin has urged PAS-led states to implement public caning as a Shariah punishment, following its introduction in Terengganu.
He praised Terengganu for setting an example, emphasising that public caning is not cruel but educates offenders and onlookers, with offenders considered free from further punishment afterwards.
Terengganu conducted its first public caning on Dec 27, punishing a 42-year-old man convicted of repeated “khalwat” (close proximity with the opposite sex) under the Shariah Criminal Offences (Takzir) (Terengganu) Amendment Enactment 2022.
Other PAS-led states, such as Kelantan, Kedah and Perlis, have yet to announce similar measures.
Netizens shared their views, with most of them saying that such punishment is abhorrent.
An X user claimed that having public viewings of such punishments will only make “psychopaths” happy. He added that this is not the Stone Age as we live in modern times. Such punishments should not continue.

Others shared their dismay towards such public punishments, citing that we have made progress since our independence only for things like this to occur in Malaysia.
There are those supporting such punishment since for them, this is not meant to cause pain but rather to shame the individuals who misbehaved.

Additionally, those who agree with this say it should be administered to corrupt politicians/government officials. This, they said, should apply to states where rampant corruption is taking place, alleging they are PAS-led states.

But some were even asking if such events would be streamed live on social media. 

- Focus Malaysia

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