DAILY STAR
An unmarried couple were publicly whipped in Indonesia after they were caught kissing in a parked car.
The woman, RO, 23, and the man, M, 24, each received 21 lashings with a rattan cane today (Wednesday, June 7) at the Bustanul Salatin complex on the island of Sumatra, Sindo News reports.
Photos show a police officer speaking on a microphone to onlookers, who observed the couple receiving their punishment and took pictures.
The woman and man were also snapped being led individually to a room where they each received their punishment.
As the woman was thrashed, she appeared to slump onto the floor in pain.
The couple were originally meant to receive 25 lashings each, but this was ultimately reduced.
Head of Criminal Investigation Section of the Banda Aceh Prosecutor’s Office, Isnawati, in Banda Aceh, said: “The two of them violated Article 25 paragraph (1) of Qanun Aceh Number 6 of 2014 concerning the Jinayat Law [Islamic criminal law], namely the act of conscientiousness.”
