Young couple among 18 caned in Indonesia

02/03/2016

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A sharia policeman (right), canes a woman (center-kneeling) for breaking Islamic law during a public punishment in Banda Aceh on March 1. The woman, who had been caught spending time with a young man in a room, was one of 18 people publicly caned Tuesday for breaking Islamic law in Indonesia’s Aceh province. (AFP)

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, March 1, (AFP): Eighteen people were publicly caned Tuesday for breaking Islamic law in Indonesia’s Aceh province, including a young unmarried couple who were caught spending time alone together.

A hooded man meted out lashings with a rattan cane on a stage next to the mosque in Banda Aceh, the capital of the western province, in front of a large, cheering crowd. A 19-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man were caned eight times each after they were found spending time alone together, which is against the law for unmarried Muslim couples in the province.

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02/03/2016