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2002 and nutters still abound.
Victor. - 22.04.2002 05:30
bikinis down.
Bikinis out, floggings for sex crimes in
April 22 2002
Faced with a sharp rise in sex crimes, Malaysia plans to flog publicly those found guilty of incest and rape, The New Sunday Times reported.
The Prime Minister´s office and the Attorney-General´s department were expected to seek quick cabinet approval for the move, the newspaper said.
"I will push as soon as possible the paper for consideration and very likely it will be done next month," Rais Yatim, the Minister for Legal Affairs in the Prime Minister´s office, was quoted as saying.
At present, sexual intercourse between people who cannot marry by law, religion or custom is punishable by whipping, but public flogging is not allowed in the mainly Muslim country.
The Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad, said recently he could not understand why the incidence of sexual offences was high among Malaysia´s native Malays, who are Muslim.
Dr Mahathir´s remarks came as a girl told police she had been raped for several years by her grandfather, father and brother.
In another development, a Malaysian state ruled by the opposition Islamic party plans to ban tourists from wearing bikinis under a new dress code to be issued soon.
The Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) Government in the north-eastern state of Terengganu has also told hotels to build separate swimming pools for men and women, The Star reported. The move was part of an "educational program to ensure tourists respect the local culture and tradition", the assistant state secretary for tourism, Marzuki Endut, told the daily newspaper.
A committee had been formed to draw up the dress code to discourage tourists from wearing revealing outfits. However, he added that those who breached the code would not be punished.
Since being elected in 1999, the PAS government has shut down karaoke bars, pubs, unisex salons and gambling outlets.
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FRAUD OR NOT. 22.04.2002 05:23
OUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA.
Hanson in court accused of election fraud
April 22 2002 AAP
Prosecutors today changed electoral fraud charges against former One Nation president Pauline Hanson on the opening day of a Brisbane Magistrates Court committal hearing with party co-founder David Ettridge.
Crown Prosecutor Brendan Campbell alleged Hanson had dishonestly induced Queensland Electoral commissioner Des O´Shea to register One Nation in 1997.
The charge replaced a previous charge of fraudulently registering the party with Ettridge, who is now facing that charge alone.
Hanson´s solicitor Chris Nyst didn´t oppose the charge change but Ettridge, who is representing himself, accused the Crown of moving goal posts at the last minute.
"They are moving the goal posts and not giving me time to prepare," the Sydney businessman said after spending three months researching his defence.
Hanson is facing three charges under the Queensland Electoral Act including two charges of dishonestly obtaining $498,637 in electoral funding, which has already been paid back.
Hanson, who quit as One Nation leader in January, arrived at court in a black sleeveless dress and appeared thinner and looked to be fighting back tears as she faced a crowd of cheering supporters outside the court building.
The hearing was finally underway after being moved three times to accommodate the supporters who converged for the hearing from Queensland and New South Wales.
Mr Campbell delivered a brief opening address to Brisbane Magistrate Michael Halliday to summarise the crown case.
He told the hearing the crown centred on the allegation that Ettridge used names from a supporters´ movement to illegally register the party in Queensland and Hanson presented the application to the Electoral Commission.
The case is expected to last four weeks.
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