Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno KUANTAN: The Kuantan Syariah High Court Appeals Panel has upheld the punishment meted out to part-time model Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno who was found guilty of drinking beer by the Syariah High Court.
Syarie Chief Judge Datuk Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman said the High Court judge had acted within the jurisdiction provided under Section 136 of the Pahang Islamic Administration and Malay Customs Enactment 1982 (amended 1987).
“As the Pahang Syarie Chief Judge, I can make the review any time and I did so before the Hari Raya Aidilfitri.
“I found that the High Court Judge had acted accordingly. As such, the decision stays,” he said, when contacted at his office here yesterday.
Kartika, 32, was sentenced to six strokes of the cane and fined RM5,000 after pleading guilty to committing the offence in the nightclub in Cherating on July 11, last year.
Two others, a waitress and a man, were also caught during a raid by the religious vice squad. They are appealing against their sentences.
Justice Abdul Hamid was asked about the review following the ruling made by Syariah High Court Justice Datuk Abdul Rahman Md Yunos that caught even international attention.
Justice Abdul Hamid said as far as the court was concerned, they had done their judicial duties.
“It is now up to the Pahang Islamic Religious Department to implement the punishment. The department is responsible in enforcing the penalty imposed,” he added.
The sentence against Kartika was postponed once out of respect for the month of Ramadan.
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