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Aceh woman needs help standing after public caning for alleged affection display
A woman in Indonesia’s Aceh province had to be helped to her feet after being publicly caned for an alleged display of affection. She was one of six people punished on Thursday, highlighting the continued use of corporal punishment under Aceh’s Sharia law.
Four people were punished for intimate public displays of affection and two for gambling, receiving between nine and 22 lashes. Caning is also used in Aceh for offences including drinking alcohol and sex outside marriage, and is staged before crowds. Human rights groups say the practice is cruel, degrading and contrary to Indonesia’s constitutional and international obligations, while local officials defend it as a deterrent and part of the province’s identity.
In short
- A woman was helped to her feet after public caning in Aceh.
- Six people received between nine and 22 lashes.
- Human rights groups condemn the punishment as cruel and degrading.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Beaten until she can barely stand: Woman has to be helped to her feet after she is lashed with a cane for ‘public display of affection’ under Sharia law”.