Aceh whips 6 couples for out-of-wedlock sex
Shariah caning has wide support among Aceh's mostly Muslim population – around 98% of its five million residents practise Islam. – EPA pic, March 4, 2019.
SIX couples were publicly whipped in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province today for relations outside marriage, with at least two women unable to walk after the painful punishment. Flogging is common for a range of offences in the region at the tip of Sumatra island, including gambling, drinking alcohol, and having gay sex.
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