Muslim Model Faces Beating For Drinking Beer

Posted by: Nikki Dowling Filed in: news
11:39AM, Friday August 21st 2009

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Muslim model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno, 32, has been sentenced to six lashes with a cane for drinking beer in Malaysia. Amnesty International tried to get authorities to revoke the sentence but Shukarno doesn’t want help. She said, “I want to respect the law.” She wants to turn other Muslims away from alcohol and even asked that authorities beat her in public!

In Malaysia, Muslims are governed by Shariah law which says that they can’t drink booze. Those who break the law can face beatings, jail time or fines. Although authorities claim they’re going to beat the model with a lighter cane than those used for men, this practice is totally inhumane, embarrassing and can leave permanent scars. [Daily Mail]

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stephoney22
wrote on August 21 2009 @ 10:48 am: [report]

If she really wanted to respect the law, she wouldn’t have done it in the first place. Sounds like some serious manipulation or fear of further punishment.

Kiki T
wrote on August 21 2009 @ 10:57 am: [report]

Public beatings of “models” are going to send tourism profits out the roof!!!!!

GirlvWorld
wrote on August 21 2009 @ 11:28 am: [report]

I don’t even know how to comment on this without sounding like an ass, but she’s an idiot. Is this some odd form of martyrdom? Disrespect the law, then happily take the punishment, to show respect for the law?

It sounds like she just wants publicity… oh wait, she’s a model… There you go.

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