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Unmarried Couple in Aceh Receives 21 Lashes Each for Kissing on TikTok Livestream
A 22-year-old man and 25-year-old woman each received 21 lashes after an Islamic Sharia court convicted them of kissing while unmarried. The caning occurred on a stage in Banda Aceh before at least 100 witnesses.
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A 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman were publicly caned in Indonesia's Aceh province on Thursday after an Islamic Sharia court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream. The court sentenced each person to 21 lashes with a rattan cane. The punishment took place on a stage in Bustanussalatin City Park in Banda Aceh.
Individuals wearing robes and hoods carried out the caning before at least 100 witnesses. The couple is unmarried. Aceh province applies its own version of Islamic law.
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