Indonesia couple caned 140 times for sex outside marriage, alcohol
Summary
A couple in Indonesia's Aceh province were each caned 140 times for sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol, one of the severest punishments since the region adopted Islamic law.
Key Points
- A couple in Aceh, Indonesia, were sentenced to 140 cane lashes each for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol.
- The caning took place publicly in a park with many witnesses, and the woman fainted after the punishment.
- Aceh is the only Indonesian region imposing a version of Sharia law with strict prohibitions on sexual relations outside marriage.
- Other individuals, including a sharia police officer and his partner, were also caned for violating Islamic codes.
