NPR is reporting that Kartika Sari Dewi Shukarno will still be beaten, but not just yet.

Shukarno's sentence to be caned will be postponed during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, however, "The sentence is not being canceled" reassured Malaysian state legislator in charge of religious affairs Mohamad Sahfri.

She will still be thrashed.

For what crime was Shukarno sentenced to be flogged for? I shit you not - she drank beer.

"Kartika was arrested in a raid for drinking beer at a hotel lounge in December 2007 and accused of breaching Malaysia's Shariah law, which forbids Muslims from consuming alcohol.

The law provides for a three-year prison term and caning for Muslims caught drinking, but most offenders are fined. Drinking is legal for non-Muslims.

Kartika was sentenced to six strokes of a rattan cane by the Shariah court in July in what was considered a warning to other Muslims to abide by religious laws."

It is illegal for Muslims to drink beer. And if you're caught drinking beer, you're subjected to a beating...

This human rights violation is so grievous, this writer finds himself unable to express his indignation. Denying an entire population the wonders of beer is heartlessly inhumane.

Where's Red Cross when you really need them?