High Court throws out Rohingya refugees' caning penalty for illegal entry
Bede Hong
Updated 3 years ago ·
Published on 22 Jul 2020 2:11PM ·
THE Alor Setar High Court withdrew a caning sentence today for 27 Rohingya refugees who were to receive three strokes of the rotan for illegal entry.
Justice Arik Sanusi allowed a revision application to set aside the whipping sentence imposed by the magistrate court on June 23.
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