Reports indicate that one of the couples accepted the caning sentence because they were unable to pay the fines imposed by the court. Both couples appeared before the court without legal representation.
In the other case, the couple, who were facing a second khalwat charge, have since married. The caning sentence is scheduled to be carried out on June 7 at the Marang Prison in Terengganu.
These cases come amid a series of developments that raise broader concerns about the increasing use and normalisation of caning within the syariah legal system in Terengganu.
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