"Sharia police have caned a couple 140 times each in Indonesia's Aceh province for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol, likely one of the severest such punishments since the deeply conservative region adopted Islamic law. Sexual relations between an unmarried couple are strictly outlawed in Aceh, the only place in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, to impose sharia law."
"The woman fainted after enduring her punishment and was escorted to an ambulance. In total, the pair received 140 lashes: 100 for sex outside marriage and 40 for consuming alcohol, the head of Banda Aceh's Sharia police, Muhammad Rizal, told AFP. It is thought to be one of the highest numbers of cane lashes imposed since sharia was implemented after Aceh was granted special autonomy in 2001."
Sharia police in Aceh caned a man and woman 140 times each after convicting them of having sexual relations outside marriage and drinking alcohol. The lashes comprised 100 for sex outside marriage and 40 for alcohol consumption. The caning occurred in a public park with dozens of onlookers and caused the woman to faint, requiring ambulance assistance. The punishment is among the harshest recorded since Aceh implemented sharia following special autonomy in 2001. Six people were flogged in the same enforcement action, including a sharia police officer and his partner who received 23 strikes each.
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