S.EX: How Government flogged 2 beautiful ladies 100 times publicly | See their crime here
Thompson Nsisongabasi
Jul 29, 2020
Two Indonesian women have been publicly whipped nearly 100 times each for selling s-ex workers' services online, an official in the country's conservative Aceh province said on Tuesday.
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Aceh, at the tip of Sumatra, is the only region in Muslim-majority Indonesia to impose Islamic sharia law, which allows flogging for a range of offenses including prosti tution, gambling, adultery, drinking alc ohol, and gay s-ex.
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The punishment was handed down on Monday in Langsa city where dozens gathered to watch the pair get lashed, despite bans on crowds over coronavirus fears.
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Neither of the women wore disposable face masks, unlike in some other recent whippings.
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The two hijab-wearing suspects were arrested in March along with five s-ex workers, who could also face a flogging if found guilty of violating Islamic law, said Aji Asmanuddin, head of Langsa's Islamic sharia agency.
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"They were punished for violating sharia by advertising (s-ex) through the internet,ÔÇØ Asmanuddin said.
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Officials were struggling to crack down on the area's booming online s-ex trade, he added.
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"This is the first (pimping) case in Langsa although we believe there are many of them out there,ÔÇØ Asmanuddin said.
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"We just don't have the necessary tools to monitor them online.ÔÇØ
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Rights groups have slammed public caning as cruel, and Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has called for it to end.
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