Police lashed a woman and her lover 140 times each for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol in a far-flung region of Indonesia on Thursday.
The brutal beating — with a rattan cane — caused the woman to sob and collapse in the region of Aceh, which is governed by strict Islamic laws.
The couple were caned on their back in a public flogging that’s said to be one of the harshest imposed since Sharia law was implemented in Aceh in 2001, the Agence France-Presse reported.
A woman reacts to lashing during public caning punishment for violating Sharia Law in Banda Aceh, Indonesia on January 29, 2026. HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK/EPA/Shutterstock A woman cries during the public lashing. AFP via Getty Images A person is lashed
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