Couples flogged for PDA, Aceh mayor asks watching visitors to come back

Trio of canoodling couples whipped between 20 to 22 times in front of mosque. FMTNews

One of the women being whipped in public by a member of the Sharia police.

BANDA ACEH: A trio of canoodling couples were publicly flogged in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday, charged with breaking local Islamic law that outlaws public displays of affection. Despite international condemnation, whipping is a common punishment for a range of offences in the deeply conservative region on Sumatra island, including gambling, drinking alcohol, and having gay or pre-marital sex.On Thursday, a masked sharia officer rained down between 20 and 22 strokes from a rattan cane each on three men and three women caught behaving amorously.

“But it can serve as an important lesson for us from other countries to comply with local regulations,” he added.“But we keep telling visitors not to be afraid to visit Banda Aceh … because you won’t be flogged if you don’t break the law,” he said. Rights groups have slammed public caning as cruel, and Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has called for it to end, but the practice has wide support among Aceh’s population.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.

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