The woman was marched into the yard of the Baiturrahumim Mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia and lashed five times after allegedly showing affectionate behaviour to a fellow student. After being brought to the stage as the crowd cheered, the woman was forced to kneel down while a masked man repeatedly whipped her with the cane, main. She received five lashes and at the end of the punishment could be seen lying on the floor doubled over in pain, inset.
Under the
law men and women, who are not spouses, are not allowed to get too close
due to the the 'khalwat' offence and punishment is by public caning. After
being brought to the stage as the crowd cheered, the woman was forced
to kneel down while a masked man repeatedly whipped her with the cane.
Despite the punishment being over, she was unable to rise to her feet and was seen lying down clutching her shoulder
Also being caned was the man she was accused of getting too close to and he was forced to stand while being whipped.
Meanwhile four other men were also forced to endure the punishment for gambling, which is also outlawed under Sharia law.
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