A TEEN girl has been lashed 50 times in front of a baying crowd because she started dating a man.
The cowering teenager was given 50 lashings in front of a crowd |
She was accused of “spending time alone” with a 21-year-old man who was also punished alongside her on Tuesday.
The pair were among 18 people publicly punished for breaking the province’s strict implementation of the law.
They were caught spending time alone together, which is against the law for unmarried Muslim couples in the province.
She was whipped with a rattan cane for spending time with a man out of wedlock |
The province began implementing the law in 2001, after it was granted special autonomy in a move by the central government to quash a long-running separatist insurgency.
In February, local officials banned Valentine’s Day celebrations, deeming giving cards or chocolates an “unlawful act” under Sharia law.
The teen was among 18 people lashed for committing a 'crime' under Sharia Law |
The crimes committed included drinking, gambling and dating between unmarried men and women |
In 2015, a district in Aceh enacted a bylaw requiring schools to teach boys and girls separately, while another banned women from straddling motorcycles when riding with a driver.
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