Indonesian Couple Publicly Canned for Kissing on TikTok
A young unmarried couple in Indonesia's Aceh province was publicly caned for kissing during a TikTok livestream, violating the province's Islamic law. The couple, aged 22 and 25, received 21 lashes each. The caning was carried out in front of at least a hundred witnesses in a city park.
A disturbing incident has taken place in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province, where a young couple was publicly caned for kissing on a TikTok livestream. The couple, a 22-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman, was found guilty by a Sharia court of violating Islamic law by engaging in intimate behavior without being married. As a result, they were each sentenced to 21 lashes with a rattan cane. The caning was carried out by a group of people wearing robes and hoods on a stage in Bustanussalatin City Park in Banda Aceh, with at least a hundred people in attendance. This incident highlights the strict enforcement of Islamic law in Aceh province, where such behavior is considered a serious offense. The use of public caning as a form of punishment has sparked controversy and raised concerns about human rights and freedom of expression in the region.
