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43-year-old mosque to host Terengganu’s first public caning

Published on 26 Dec 2024 9:34:16 PM

The Masjid Al-Muktafi Billah Shah, a 43-year-old mosque featuring Middle Eastern architecture on a 1.3-hectare plot in Jalan Sultan Mahmud, Kuala Terengganu, is set to host Terengganu’s first public caning after Friday prayers.

The Kuala Terengganu Syariah High Court handed down the sentence on Nov 20 after a widower with five children, Mohd Affendi Awang, 42, pleaded guilty to repeated khalwat offences under Section 31 (a) of the Syariah Criminal Offences (Takzir) (Terengganu) Enactment Amendment 2022 for khalwat.

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