Banda Aceh in Indonesia. Photo: iStock

A couple in Indonesia was publicly caned on Thursday in front of a cheering crowd after they were caught cuddling in public. The unidentified couple was taken to a public square in Banda Aceh where they were caned, the New York Post reported.

The girl, 18, was covered in a white hijab as she was taken to the platform. Her boyfriend, who was caned after the girl, was brought out wearing a white robe known as a “Jubba.”

It was not specified how many lashes they were given. Cuddling in public is a “moral crime” in Aceh, for which the usual punishment is 29 lashes.

Aceh is an autonomous province that is ruled by Sharia Law. Public caning was introduced as a form of punishment in 2005, with hundreds of people being caned since then. Apart from public displays of affection, people who break Islamic regulations are also punished.

An insurgency that lasted three decades led to Sharia Law being used to govern Aceh as part of a peace deal between the central government and the Aceh insurgents in 2005, making it one of the most religiously conservative regions in Asia.

Join the Conversation

716 Comments

  1. Pretty section of content. I just stumbled upon your web site and in accession capital to
    assert that I acquire in fact enjoyed account your blog posts.

    Anyway I’ll be subscribing to your augment and even I achievement you access consistently fast.

  2. Hi, i feel that i saw you visited my blog thus i got
    here to go back the want?.I am trying to to find issues to improve my website!I guess its
    ok to make use of a few of your ideas!!

  3. Hi! This is my first comment here so I just wanted to give a
    quick shout out and tell you I truly enjoy reading your posts.
    Can you suggest any other blogs/websites/forums that go over the same subjects?
    Thanks a lot!

  4. We’re a group of volunteers and opening a new scheme in our community.
    Your website offered us with valuable info to work on. You’ve done an impressive job and our
    entire community will be thankful to you.

  5. I know this if off topic but I’m looking into starting my
    own weblog and was curious what all is required to get set up?

    I’m assuming having a blog like yours would cost a pretty penny?
    I’m not very web smart so I’m not 100% positive. Any tips or
    advice would be greatly appreciated. Appreciate it

  6. My coder is trying to persuade me to move to
    .net from PHP. I have always disliked the idea because of the costs.
    But he’s tryiong none the less. I’ve been using WordPress on a number of websites for about a year
    and am concerned about switching to another platform.
    I have heard good things about blogengine.net. Is there a way I can transfer all my wordpress content into it?
    Any kind of help would be greatly appreciated!

  7. excellent post, very informative. I’m wondering why the opposite specialists of this sector do not realize this.
    You should proceed your writing. I’m confident, you have a huge readers’ base already!

  8. We stumbled over here from a different web address and thought I should check
    things out. I like what I see so i am just following you.

    Look forward to going over your web page again.

  9. You actually make it seem so easy together with your presentation however I find this topic to be really something which I think I’d
    never understand. It sort of feels too complex and extremely
    huge for me. I am taking a look ahead in your
    next submit, I will try to get the cling of it!

  10. Pretty nice post. I just stumbled upon your weblog and wished to say that I’ve
    really enjoyed surfing around your blog posts. After all I’ll be subscribing to your rss feed and
    I hope you write again very soon!

  11. I used to be suggested this website by means
    of my cousin. I am not sure whether this post is written by way of him as nobody else recognize such precise about my trouble.
    You’re wonderful! Thank you!