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Recommendation
"An issue which has received considerable attention recently is the application of
corporal punishment, particularly public flogging, in cases of adultery. While the Penal
Code does not prescribe flogging as a punishment, it is however administered for certain
offences prescribed in the Shariah. The Government is, however, looking at ways to ensure
that the punishment is not applied in a discriminatory manner. At present, women are far
more likely to be publicly flogged than men – mostly because of outdated court procedures
such as reliance on confessions rather than forensic evidence. [Para 45]"
corporal punishment, particularly public flogging, in cases of adultery. While the Penal
Code does not prescribe flogging as a punishment, it is however administered for certain
offences prescribed in the Shariah. The Government is, however, looking at ways to ensure
that the punishment is not applied in a discriminatory manner. At present, women are far
more likely to be publicly flogged than men – mostly because of outdated court procedures
such as reliance on confessions rather than forensic evidence. [Para 45]"
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