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The couple received 140 lashes each for adultery and alcohol use, one of the harshest punishments since Aceh adopted syariah law in 2001, police said.
- Sharia police caned a couple 140 times each in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol, one of the severest such punishments since sharia was adopted in the region.
- Sexual relations between an unmarried couple are strictly outlawed in Aceh, the only place in Indonesia to impose a version of sharia, and the couple received 140 lashes: 100 for sex outside marriage and 40 for consuming alcohol.
- In addition to the couple, four other people were also caned for violating the Islamic code, including a sharia police officer and his female partner, who received 23 strikes each.
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The woman fainted after the whipping and was taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Indonesia: Couple Caned 140 Times Each by Sharia Police for S*x Outside Marriage and Alcohol
An Indonesian couple was publicly caned 140 times each on Thursday in the province of Aceh after being found guilty of having sex outside of marriage and consuming alcohol. The punishment, carried out in a public park before dozens of onlookers, is considered one of the most severe sentences handed down since the region began implementing Sharia law over two decades ago.
Indonesian couple caned 140 times for sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol
Sharia police caned a couple 140 times each in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol, likely one of the severest such punishments since the deeply conservative region adopted Islamic law.
Indonesian couple publicly caned 140 times for sex outside marriage
Authorities in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday publicly caned an unmarried couple a total of 140 times for engaging in sexual relations and consuming alcohol, marking one of the harshest punishments imposed under the region’s Islamic law in recent years. The punishment was carried out in a public park in Banda Aceh, where the man and woman were whipped across the back with a rattan cane as dozens of onlookers watched. Reports suggest that …
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