Archive · 12 Aug 2025
Aceh Court Sentences Men to Public Caning for Affection
In Aceh, Indonesia, two men were punished for showing affection in public by hugging and kissing.
Because of this, a court decided they should be caned in public, which means they would be hit with a stick as a punishment.
This is because Aceh follows Islamic Shariah law, which has strict rules about how people can behave.
The court saw the men's actions as against the law.
Even though the men showed good behavior, they were still punished.
This is not the first time this has happened, as caning has been used as punishment for similar offenses before.
Two men in Aceh, Indonesia, were sentenced to public caning for hugging and kissing.
The incident occurred after religious police found them in a city park bathroom in April.
The Islamic Shariah District Court in Banda Aceh held the trial and issued the verdict.
The court reduced the sentence due to the men's good behavior and cooperation.
This is the fifth instance of public caning for homosexuality in Aceh since Shariah law implementation.
- Who
- Two men aged 20 and 21, were sentenced by an Islamic Shariah court.
- What
- Two men were sentenced to public caning for engaging in acts deemed sexual.
- When
- The sentencing occurred on Monday.
- Where
- Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia.
- Why
- The men were found to have violated Islamic law by hugging and kissing.
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- Location
- Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia
- Court
- Islamic Shariah District Court
- Punishment
- 80 lashes each
- Offense
- Hugging and kissing
- Law
- Shariah law
- Province
- Aceh