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An unmarried couple have been publicly whipped 21 times each for breaking Sharia law in Indonesia’s Aceh district after they were caught making out in a parked car.
The couple were found in the Ule Lee Harbor area of Banda Aceh City, on the island of Sumatra, according to Sindo News.
The public whipping took place at the Bustanul Salatin complex on Wednesday afternoon.
The woman, RO, 23, and the man, M, 24, who were described as a non-muhrim couple, were given 21 lashes with a rattan cane, reduced from 25.
Images show a police officer speaking on a microphone to those watching the act while others take photographs.
The executioner, or Algojo, is seen covered from head to toe in a brown cloak-like costume with two eye holes covered by a white mask.
The woman and man are pictured being individually led to a room before being punished.
While being caned on a blue carpet, the woman, who is wearing a white burka, appears to slump forward towards the floor in agony.
‘The two of them violated Article 25 paragraph (1) of Qanun Aceh Number 6 of 2014 concerning the Jinayat Law, namely the act of conscientiousness,’ said Head of Criminal Investigation Section of the Banda Aceh Prosecutor’s Office, Isnawati, in Banda Aceh….
An unmarried couple have been publicly whipped 21 times each for breaking Sharia law in Indonesia’s Aceh district after they were caught making out in a parked car.
The couple were found in the Ule Lee Harbor area of Banda Aceh City, on the island of Sumatra, according to Sindo News.
The public whipping took place at the Bustanul Salatin complex on Wednesday afternoon.
The woman, RO, 23, and the man, M, 24, who were described as a non-muhrim couple, were given 21 lashes with a rattan cane, reduced from 25.
Images show a police officer speaking on a microphone to those watching the act while others take photographs.
The executioner, or Algojo, is seen covered from head to toe in a brown cloak-like costume with two eye holes covered by a white mask.
The woman and man are pictured being individually led to a room before being punished.
While being caned on a blue carpet, the woman, who is wearing a white burka, appears to slump forward towards the floor in agony.
‘The two of them violated Article 25 paragraph (1) of Qanun Aceh Number 6 of 2014 concerning the Jinayat Law, namely the act of conscientiousness,’ said Head of Criminal Investigation Section of the Banda Aceh Prosecutor’s Office, Isnawati, in Banda Aceh….
