JUDICIAL CANINGS IN MALAYSIA AS REPORTED IN THE MEDIA(as of January 2004)
MALAYSIA
BACK TO HOMEPAGEMalaysia/Judicial - January 2004
Caning mulled for illegal bike racers
Police are studying proposalFormer driver jailed for rape in bus (illustrated)
34-year-old, pictured, jailed for 12 years and ordered to receive 7 strokes of the caneCane and deportation for 168 illegals (illustrated)
161 men, some of whom pictured, will all receive a stroke of the caneDivided on public flogging
Different views on proposal to flog child rapists in publicSecurity Guard Gets 20 Years' Jail, 24 Strokes For Rape Of Nurul Huda (illustrated)
47-year-old, pictured, sentenced in case which outraged the nation'Make rape-related laws more effective'
Former Court of Appeal President doesn't support public floggingPublic flogging for sex offenders has its merits
It would have to be shown on TV, writes commentatorAmended law coming into effect soon to whip senior citizen rapists
No more immunity from caning for men over 50
Malaysia/Judicial - February 2004
Mixed reaction to caning move
Proposal to cane rapists over 50 is controversialAuxiliary constable jailed 40 years for incest (illustrated)
His brother, 39, pictured, gets 16 years plus six strokes of rotanMaximum for rapist dad (illustrated)
49-year-old, pictured, sentenced to 20 years' jail and 15 strokes of rotanAfricans in 'black money scam' jailed
And both to be whipped once
Malaysia/Schools - February 2004
School Discipline: Sarawak School Shows The Better Way (illustrated)
Caning school, pictured, is role model
Malaysia/Judicial - March 2004
54 years and 24 strokes for rapist dad
49-year-old raped daughter 16 timesEx-convict gets the maximum (illustrated)
20 years and 24 strokes of the cane for rapist, 26, pictured, already jailed and whipped previouslyRotan and jail for ex-cop guilty of sodomy (illustrated)
27-year-old, pictured, gets 23 years in jail and 10 strokes of the cane
Malaysia/Schools - March 2004
Spare the rod?
80 per cent of teachers agree that persistent troublemakers in school should be caned
Malaysia/Judicial - April 2004
Can the law curb rape cases?
Differing views on introducing public caningTeenager gets 12 years and six strokes for rape (illustrated)
Boy, 19, pictured, had sex with 13-year-old girlIndonesian jailed 10 years for illegal firearm (illustrated)
26-year-old, pictured, also gets three strokes of rotan
Malaysia/Judicial - May 2004
36 years' jail, 20 strokes rotan for sodomising two children
Heavy penalty for 21-year-old who attacked young boysCabby gets rotan, 20 years for rape (illustrated)
Eight strokes for 30-year-old, pictured, who attacked young woman in back seat of his taxi100 foreigners jailed for illegal entry (illustrated)
Of whom 86 men, some pictured, also sentenced to a stroke of the cane eachMan gets 36 years and whipping for raping 15-year-old girl (illustrated)
25-year-old, pictured, has three-stroke caning increased to nine strokes on appeal45 years' jail for attempted rape (illustrated)
Man, 47, pictured, also to receive nine strokes of the rotanWhipping Demo In Schools To Instil Awareness Among Students -- Noh
Prison department embarks on caning roadshowIndon gets 54 years for rape (illustrated)
Lorry driver, 33, pictured, also to receive 15 strokes of the rotanStriking fear into hearts of most hardened criminals
'Flogging Officer Number 1' talks about his jobCaning demonstrations: Loud and clear message (illustrated)
Students are shown whipping of dummy, picturedStudents get a 'painful' lesson on crime (illustrated)
Another picture of caning demonstration in progressTwo padi farmers jailed for raping underage girl (illustrated)
24-year-olds, pictured, get six strokes of rotan eachKL stops whipping demos after complaints
Human rights body says caning demonstrations for schoolkids are counterproductive
Malaysia/Schools - May 2004
Caning in schools fully justified
Bring back the rod to classrooms, writes father, who will not complain if his children are canedHeadmistress faces demotion
She attacked male teaching colleague with her caneEducation Ministry has no objections to caning pledge, says Hishammuddin
School will make pupils sign pledge to accept caning if they offendMalay daily highlights two educational issues
'Caning pledge' idea supported by parent-teacher association, could become a modelWrong to cane girls
Caning may be a necessary evil but please restrict it to boys, asks readerThe swoosh factor
School students discuss caning
Malaysia/Judicial - June 2004
Nursery operator's husband gets 15 years and five strokes for rape of girl (illustrated)
34-year-old offender is pictured342 illegal immigrants jailed (illustrated)
Several of them get caning; some are pictured arriving at courtAngry Malaysians want thieves caned
Public panic over street crimeBomoh gets 13 years, rotan for miscalculated sexual adventure (illustrated)
Four strokes for 'medicine man', 38, picturedPrison department leaves out exhibits on whipping
Rotans, dummy convicts and pictures of bleeding buttocks no longer allowed to be displayedIndonesian jailed for illegal possession of firearms (illustrated)
Culprit, 40, pictured, also gets six strokes of the cane
Malaysia/Schools - June 2004
Girls are as bad as boys
They should be caned too, argues readerIs caning the answer to indiscipline?
Yes, say former school principalsCaning should not be the answer
The rules are being ignored, says a reader
Malaysia/Judicial - July 2004
Farmer gets 20 years, whipping for rape (illustrated)
42-year-old, pictured, ordered to receive 8 strokesMindef clerk gets 28 months, seven strokes for cheating
Civil servant, 31, defrauded his department of funds
Malaysia/Schools - July 2004
Carrots and cane at mission schools
'Six of the best' in front of assembly recalledBoy caned because of unfinished homework (illustrated)
Student, 15, shows welts on calf and back
Malaysia/Judicial - August 2004
Rape case: A whopping 75 years' jail for stepdad
40-year-old is also sentenced to a whopping 50 strokes of the rotanMalaysia faces rising problem of illegal immigrants
18,000 of them have been caned in past two yearsWhip illegals and send them home
Columnist wants to see them caned before deportation, otherwise they will just returnVan driver gets 10 years for rape (illustrated)
And three strokes of rotan for 32-year-old, picturedWaiter Jailed 11 Months For Illegal Entry, Possession Of Fake IC (illustrated)
25-year-old, pictured, also ordered to be canedDirector gets jail, rotan for cheating
Businessman, 36, given six years' jail and 8 strokes of the cane
Malaysia/Judicial - September 2004
Two teens sent to rehab school for rape
One of them, aged 18, also gets a caning60 years and rotan for rapist father
24 strokes of the cane for 49-year-oldMan gets eight years for possessing heroin
24-year-old also ordered to have 20 strokes of the rotanRape: Court dismisses man's appeal for revision of sentence (illustrated)
Confusing headline: text says rotan strokes reduced from nine to three for culprit, 47, picturedMan from China gets RM50K fine for illegal fishing (illustrated)
Plus jail and cane stroke for 27-year-old, pictured
Malaysia/Judicial - October 2004
Militant gets 10 years' jail for possessing arms
Would-be Islamic terrorist, 'threat to national security', will also be given 18 strokes of the rotan'Wish we could publicly cane illegals' bosses'
Frustrated Minister wants courts to cane employers of illegal immigrantsIncest: 20 more years for driver
20 years and 12 strokes of rotan added to his existing sentence of 73 years and 46 strokes of rotanSnatch thieves belong in prison (illustrated)
32-year-old, pictured, loses his appeal against sentence including six strokes of the caneUnanimous call for harsher penalties to curb crimes
Protesters call for mandatory whipping for robbers
Archieves for other years could be found WORLD CORPORAL PUNISHMENT RESEARCH website. Go to link http://www.corpun.com/archin04.htm#malaysia. The full newspaper reports can also be found at this web site.
