A young Australian man has been arrested in Indonesia’s ultra-conservative Aceh province, accused of an alcohol-fuelled, naked rampage outside a beachside resort.
A young Australian man has been arrested in Indonesia’s ultra-conservative Aceh province, accused of an alcohol-fuelled, naked rampage outside a beachside resort that left a passer-by in hospital and prompted an angry mob of residents to threaten to burn down the hotel.
“He got out of his room naked. The security man attempted to stop him but got hit at the neck and fell down,” alleged Jatmiko, who like many Indonesians goes by one name. “The lower part of [the rider’s] leg was ripped and he got 50 stitches at hospital,” he said, adding that the victim had to be transferred to provincial capital Banda Aceh because of limited health facilities in Simeulue.“Knowing it, the people got angry and almost put the resort on fire. Luckily, local police and the village head managed to calm down the mob.”
Instead, he is facing a charge under Article 351 of the Indonesian penal code, which carries a maximum penalty of five years in jail for maltreatment resulting in serious physical injury. “The district head issued instructions to ban alcoholic drinks because of the Sharia. So we have the right to check tourists’ luggage at the airport due to the Islamic law.”
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