US EditionIndonesian Woman Collapses After 140 Lashes for Sex and Alcohol
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In Indonesia's Aceh province, a couple was publicly flogged 140 times for having sex and drinking alcohol outside of marriage. The woman was so badly injured that she lost consciousness and was hospitalized. The punishment was imposed under Sharia law, which is based on Islamic rules.
Woman publicly caned 140 times under sharia law in Indonesia
The sentence—140 lashes each—was carried out in a public square, marking one of the harshest punishments imposed in the region in decades. Aceh, the only region in Indonesia governed by full sharia law, has enforced public caning since 2001. According to Agence France-Presse, the pair received 100 lashes for pre-marital sex and an additional 40 for drinking alcohol. After the punishment, officials escorted the woman for medical attention. The in…
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