Indonesian woman collapses after 140 lashes for sex and alcohol

In Aceh, Indonesia, a woman collapsed after receiving 140 lashes with a rattan cane for extramarital sex and consuming alcohol. The public caning, one of the harshest sharia punishments recorded, took place in a Banda Aceh park last week. The woman and her partner each received 100 lashes for sex and 40 for alcohol, administered by female officers. Aceh is the only Indonesian province enforcing sharia law, allowing public floggings for various offenses. Four others were caned alongside the couple, including a sharia officer who received 23 lashes for being alone with a woman and will be dismissed from his post.

In Aceh, Indonesia, a couple was publicly caned 140 times on Thursday for violating Sharia law by engaging in premarital sex and consuming alcohol. The 21-year-old woman fainted during the caning, which authorities stated was a record number of strokes. Four others were also caned for Sharia violations, including an Islamic police officer who received 23 strokes for being in close proximity with a woman in a private place. Aceh is the only province in Indonesia that enforces Sharia law, which includes public canings as punishment. Rights groups have criticized the practice as cruel, and some are calling for better regulations to support those who are caned.

In Indonesia's Aceh province, a couple was publicly caned 140 times each for having sex outside marriage and consuming alcohol, punishments under the region's sharia law. The woman fainted during the caning. Aceh is the only province in Indonesia to implement sharia law, which outlaws sexual relations between unmarried individuals. Six people were flogged in total, including a sharia police officer and his partner who received 23 lashes each for being in close proximity. Caning is used in Aceh to punish various offenses, and this instance is considered one of the most severe since sharia law was implemented in 2001.