The caning sentence levelled at the man convicted of khalwat (close proximity) thrice is a lesson to ensure others would not make or repeat the same offence, Terengganu executive councillor for Information, Dakwah, and Empowerment of Syariah, Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi said today.

He said this over the Terengganu Syariah Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the six strokes of rotan on Mohd Affendi Awang, 42, yesterday.

“This discretionary caning punishment (sebatan takzir) is aimed...