Woman, 21, Publicly Caned for ‘Close Proximity’ to Boyfriend in Indonesia
Sharia police officers escort a 21-year old Muslim woman (C) for public caning after being caught in close proximity with her boyfriend in Banda Aceh, on Oct. 29, 2018. Chaider Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images
A woman has been publicly caned along with her boyfriend as a punishment for being “in close proximity” to each other, in a region of Indonesia run under sharia law.
In the Aceh region of Jakarta, Indonesia, the crime of being in “close proximity” to the opposite sex carries a punishment of 10 to 25 lashings with the bamboo switch.
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
