# Christian woman becomes first non-Muslim caned under Aceh law

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-first-non-muslim-to-be-caned-under-indonesias-sharia-law-a-christian-60-year-old-woman-given-28-lashes-for-selling-alcohol/
- Published: 2026-10-31T12:16:37+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T12:32:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16239757/first-non-Muslim-caned-Indonesia-sharia-law.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Christian woman accepted caning over a prison sentence.
- Her 30-lash sentence was reduced to 28.
- Aceh is Indonesia’s only province applying Sharia criminal law.

## Summary

In 2016, Remita Sinaga, a 60-year-old Christian woman, became the first non-Muslim in Indonesia to be caned under Aceh’s Sharia law. She had been found with 50 bottles of alcohol for sale and accepted the punishment, saying she feared prison conditions would be worse.

Aceh is Indonesia’s only province that applies Sharia criminal law, which bans alcohol and several other acts. The code applies to Muslims, but non-Muslims may choose to be sentenced under it; Sinaga’s 30 lashes were reduced to 28 for time spent in detention. The article also reports that a woman convicted of extramarital sex and alcohol offences recently collapsed after receiving 140 lashes.

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