KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — Siti Nuramira Abdullah, the woman at the centre of the Crackhouse Comedy Club controversy, will no longer be facing charges in the Shariah Court amid...
KUALA LUMPUR, July 20 — Siti Nuramira Abdullah, the woman at the centre of the Crackhouse Comedy Club controversy, will no longer be facing charges in the Shariah Court amid uproar over the risk of double jeopardy, her lawyer confirmed today.
"This is in line with the Shariah objective that stresses the approach of discipline in the administration of Shariah criminal law, which is hoped to bring the accused back to Islamic practice," the department's chief prosecutor was quoted saying in the statement. Siti Nuramira’s allegedly offensive stand-up comedy routine began with a video of her claiming that she had memorised half the Quran, before removing her headscarf and baju kurung to reveal a spaghetti strap top and miniskirt on stage.