Woman Collapses After 140 Lashes in Aceh for Sex Outside Marriage and Alcohol Use

Overview

• The sentence combined 100 lashes for extramarital sex with 40 for alcohol consumption under Aceh’s sharia code.
• The 21-year-old was caned by three female officers using a rattan cane and lost consciousness before being taken away by ambulance.
• Local authorities described the number of blows delivered in a single public session as a record.
• Four other people were punished at the same event, including an Aceh Islamic police officer who received 23 lashes alongside his partner.
• Provincial Islamic police chief Muhammad Rizal said the officer would be dismissed, and human rights groups condemned public caning and urged stronger regulation and aftercare.