a woman was given 17 lashing from a cane for sex outside marriage
A woman who was publicly lashed for having sex outside of marriage can be seen collapsing in agony during the brutal Sharia punishment.The shocking images are from the Indonesian city of Banda Aceh where the unnamed woman was whipped 17 times with a cane along with her partner.
An official, called an Algojo, carried out the beating dressed in a traditional brown gown and their face was covered by a domino-style mask,
reported the The woman receiving the lashings was wearing a long white cloak and head dress as she knelt down in front of the watching public.
After several strikes with the bamboo cane she can be seen falling forward from the pain.
Her partner was seen staring forward at the crowd as he was also flogged.
Aceh is the only Indonesian province which operates under Sharia law - which sees rules governed by a radical interpretation of Islam's holy book the Quran.
For the most serious crimes under Sharia law like cases of homosexuality, people can receive up to 150 lashes and it is not uncommon for them to lose consciousness or receive hospital treatment afterwards.
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