An unidentified woman screamed out in pain as she was caned 23 times in
Indonesia’s Aceh for breaking the province’s strict Islamic law
forbidding intimacy between unmarried couples.
Aceh is the only province in Indonesia that enforces sharia law and
people face floggings for a range of offences, including gambling,
drinking alcohol and gay sex. She was one of 13 people aged between
21-30 – to be flogged on Monday at a mosque.
The woman was allegedly caught standing too close to her boyfriend. She
received her harsh floggings for getting to close to a fellow university
student who was also whipped.
Ms Elita keeled over in pain at the end of her lashings as she had to be
carried off stage and taken to hospital. More photos after the cut…
carried off stage and taken to hospital. More photos after the cut…
