Woman and man are caned for being 'seen in close proximity'

by fat_boyz 29th December 2015, 9:08 pm

The whipping girl: Screaming in agony, a woman collapses as she and a man are caned under Sharia law in Indonesia merely for being 'seen in close proximity' to each other without being married

The woman was accused of getting too close to a fellow university student
As the pair are unmarried, she had committed an offence under Sharia law
She was brought to a mosque where she was caned in front of a crowd
The woman received five lashes and at end had to be taken to hospital

By Jennifer Newton for MailOnline
Published: 19:56 EST, 29 December 2015 | Updated: 23:40 EST, 29 December 2015

Hundreds of people gathered outside a mosque in Indonesia to see a woman scream out in agony after being caned as a punishment for being in 'close proximity' to a man she wasn't married to.

Nur Elita was marched to the yard of Baiturrahumim Mosque in Banda Aceh for violating the region's strict Sharia laws, after she allegedly showed affectionate behaviour to a fellow university student.

Under the law men and women, who are not spouses, are not allowed to get too close due to the the 'khalwat' offence and punishment is by public caning

The woman is brought to the stage by two female members of the Sharia Police and is put in position on her knees

She screams out in agony after being whipped in a caning ceremony outside a mosque in Indonesia's Banda Aceh region

After being brought to the stage as the crowd cheered, the woman was forced to kneel down while a masked man repeatedly whipped her with the cane

After her punishment was over the young woman collapsed and could be seen lying on the floor in agony

The man was forced to stand as he also received five lashes to his back for breaking strict Sharia law

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3377187/Screaming-agony-woman-caned-crowd-close-proximity-man-not-married-Indonesian-region-s-sharia-law.html