Four people have each received 100 lashes in a public caning carried out in Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province.
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The punishment took place at Bustanul Salatin Park on Thursday after the four individuals were found guilty of zina, a term used under Islamic law to describe unlawful sexual intercourse, including adultery and fornication.
A crowd made up of adults and children gathered at the park to watch the punishment. As the caning continued, some people in the crowd could reportedly be heard shouting for the punishment to be carried out harder.
Images from the scene showed one of the women among those punished kneeling as she endured the blows. She was seen crying during the punishment and was later comforted by an official.
The woman was also given water after the caning as officials attended to her.
Aceh is the only province in Indonesia that is permitted to enforce Islamic law, including public caning for certain offences.
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