Indonesia’s Aceh enlists an all-female flogging squad to enforce Shariah law

DW.com

A female flogging squad has enraged Indonesian activists. Authorities in the province say more women are committing “moral” offenses, which are punishable in Islamic-conservative Aceh by whipping or caning.

    
A woman is caned in Aceh

Aceh province on the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sumatra island follows Shariah law, an Islamic criminal code that includes “morality” offenses like gambling, adultery, drinking alcohol, and having gay or pre-marital sex.
Tiếp tục đọc  trên CVD

Leave a comment