Summary
A couple in Aceh, Indonesia, received 140 lashes for having sex outside of marriage and drinking alcohol, which are offenses under Islamic law. The caning took place in public, and it involved record-breaking strokes for a public punishment in that region. This act follows Aceh's enforcement of Sharia, which includes public caning for certain offenses.
Key Facts
- The couple received 140 caning strokes in Aceh, Indonesia, for sex outside marriage and alcohol consumption.
- The woman fainted during the caning and was taken to an ambulance after collapsing.
- Aceh is the only Indonesian province to enforce Sharia law, which punishes such acts.
- Sex outside marriage is punishable by 100 cane strokes, and alcohol consumption by 40 strokes under Aceh's Islamic laws.
- Four other people were also caned, including an Islamic police officer and his female partner.
- Human rights groups criticize the practice for being cruel.
- The Islamic police officer was dismissed after being caught in close proximity with a woman in private.
