Christian Woman, 60, Publicly Caned in Indonesia for Breaking Sharia Law

An elderly Christian woman was whipped 30 times in public with a rattan cane for selling alcohol, which is forbidden under sharia law, in Indonesia.
Christian Woman, 60, Publicly Caned in Indonesia for Breaking Sharia Law
Acehnese youths react as they watch a public caning for those who are convicted of violating local Sharia law, in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia, Friday, Nov. 6, 2015. AP Photo/Heri Juanda
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An elderly Christian woman was whipped 30 times in public with a rattan cane for selling alcohol, which is forbidden under sharia law, in Indonesia. 

It was the first time a non-Muslim was punished for breaking the religious laws, Channel News Asia reports. 

The whipping, which took place on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, occurred in in the conservative Aceh province, the only area of the country to apply sharia law. 

A bylaw took into effect that allowed sharia law to apply to non-Muslims.
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