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Article: 'Whip-for-drinking-beer' model's father hopes she will be spared the cane.
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- Asian News International
- Article date:
- August 31, 2009
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Byline: ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 31 (ANI): The father of Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, the former model booked for drinking beer in Malaysia, hopes that his daughter will be spared the cane if her case comes up for review.
Shukarno Mutalib said: "I'm looking forward to hearing good news and I have sought the counsel of Perak Mufti Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria, who assured me everything would be okay during this holy month."
Shukarno said he and Kartika would accept any decision made by the authorities.
Kartika, 32, was fined RM5,000 and sentenced to six strokes of the rotan by the Syariah High Court in Kuantan on July 20 after pleading ...