Sheriat Law: The couple are whipped in public, “focused very closely on each other” (Photo)

A 21-year-old girl has been scourged along with her boyfriend before the mass after overstepping Sheriat's standards that determine the distance until two people of the opposite sex remain in public. This public humiliation has been held today in the city of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, where Sheriat's law rules. [...]
This public humiliation has been held today in the city of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, where Sheriat's law rules.

A person convicted of gambling, alcohol consumption, same - sex marriage, and other crimes have been sentenced to 200 whips.

Meanwhile, such practices apply in Jakarta since 2001, even though the country's authorities have tried to stop such a practice.

Men and women who are punished for <x0 crimes” are mainly scourged by bamboo wood whips, while those who execute orders dress in uniforms.

In the case of the young girl and her partner for “crossing the approaching rate and failing to abide by distance rules”, they have been sentenced to 25 whips. /Telegraphy/


















