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Aceh whips couple, but takes Covid-19 precautions

A man grimaces as he is whipped for having premarital sex in Aceh today. – AFP pic, June 5, 2020.

TWO Indonesians caught having pre-marital sex were flogged a hundred times each today in conservative Aceh province with a fraction of the usual crowd watching, due in part to coronavirus fears. Aceh is the only region in Muslim-majority Indonesia to impose Islamic law, which allows whipping for charges including gambling, adultery, drinking alcohol and gay sex.

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