Malaysia to cane 45 foreigners

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Malaysian courts have ordered 45 illegal foreigner workers to be caned -- the first to be given the colonial-era punishment in a continuing immigration crackdown, news reports said yesterday.

A total of 87 Indonesians, Indians, Bangladeshis, Thais and Chinese nationals were convicted and sentenced on Monday on charges of illegal entry and using expired work permits or forged documents, the Star newspaper reported. The sentences were handed down by various courts in the cities of Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh and Klang.

The Star said 41 people were sentenced to between two months and a year in prison while one man from the tsunami-hit Indonesian region of Aceh was sentenced to two weeks in jail. Of the remaining 45, one Indonesian was ordered to receive two lashes of the rattan cane while the rest were to be caned once, the Star said. It is not clear if they will appeal.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2005/03/16/2003246475

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1. One lash from a cane?

Although one is bad enough, I'd figure that if you're healthy enough and actually guilty of the offense, let them bring it down on you so you can get out of jail and on with life.

Didn't an American receive six lashes in Singapore about 6-7 years ago? That can leave serious scars on one's body.