February23
One of the headlines on Mkini :
“Ministry to organise global meet on caning” – The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry will organise an international conference on caning as a sentence, says minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.
Excerpts from the piece (my comments in bold) :
The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry, through the Secretariat of Advocacy and Empowerment of Muslim Women, will organise an international conference on the sentence of caning , said minister Shahrizat Abdul Jalil.She said the conference will discuss the sentence often imposed in Muslim countries.
“The ministry hopes that through the conference, which will be attended by ministers and experts, we can make a comparative study whether the sentence is normally practised among Muslim countries,” she told reporters.
“We can share ideas and practices and gain in-depth knowledge on how each country views the caning sentence,” she said.
Wow, there’s so much to learn about caning
“We hope that through the memorandum, we can exchange best practices and share experiences,” she added.
Woo hooo… caning also got best practice
But guess what? Oman has no provisions for the caning sentence either under Syariah or civil law. (Note : Oman is one of the countries to whom an invitation has been extended to send a speaker)
Seriously, I think these people really have nothing better to do. What a waste of our tax money. Is it that difficult to decide if caning is good or bad in this time and age?
Dumdums.