{"id":177745,"date":"2015-12-30T06:00:50","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T06:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=177745"},"modified":"2015-12-29T15:31:22","modified_gmt":"2015-12-29T15:31:22","slug":"indonesian-woman-caned-for-being-too-close-to-a-bachelor-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=177745","title":{"rendered":"Indonesian woman caned for being \u2018too close\u2019 to a bachelor [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hundreds of people gathered outside a mosque in Indonesia to see a woman scream out in agony after being caned as a punishment for being in ‘close proximity’ to a man she wasn’t married to.<\/p>\n

Nur Elita was marched to the yard of Baiturrahumim Mosque in Banda Aceh for violating the region’s strict Sharia laws, after she allegedly showed affectionate behaviour to a fellow university student.<\/p>\n

Under the law men and women, who are not spouses, are not allowed to get too close due to the the ‘khalwat’ offence and punishment is by public caning.<\/p>\n

\"She<\/a>
She screams out in agony after being whipped in a caning ceremony outside a mosque in Indonesia’s Banda Aceh region.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After being brought to the stage as the crowd cheered, the woman was forced to kneel down while a masked man repeatedly whipped her with the cane.<\/p>\n

\"Indonesia<\/a><\/p>\n

She received five lashes and at the end of the punishment could be seen lying on the floor doubled over in pain.<\/p>\n

\"After<\/a>
After her punishment was over the young woman collapsed and could be seen lying on the floor in agony.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Hundreds<\/a>
Hundreds of people gathered outside the mosque in Banda Aceh to watch the caning, with some spectators holding up cameras.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eventually she was carried off the stage, into an ambulance, and had to be taken to hospital.<\/p>\n

\"She<\/a>
She was eventually picked up by officials and carried to a waiting ambulance, where she had to be taken to hospital for treatment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also being caned was the man she was accused of getting too close to and he was forced to stand while being whipped.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The man was forced to stand as he also received five lashes to his back for breaking strict Sharia law.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile four other men were also forced to endure the punishment for gambling, which is also outlawed under Sharia law.<\/p>\n

\"As<\/a>
As well as the couple, four other men were also caned after being found gambling, which is banned under Sharia law.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the Jakarta Post, the caning ceremony was carried out in front of the deputy mayor of Banda Aceh Zainal Arifin.<\/p>\n

And before the ceremony he warned the crowd that had gathered that the caning were a lesson to everyone.<\/p>\n

He said: ‘Take these punishments as a lesson. What has been done by these convicts should not be taken as example.<\/p>\n

‘And I hope their caning today will be the last ever.’<\/p>\n

Banda Aceh is the only province in Indonesia to implement Sharia Law, which was first introduced in 2003 following the province\u2019s awarding of special autonomy status.<\/p>\n

Sharia Law<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sharia law is the legal system of Islam which is derived from both the Koran and the rulings of the religion’s scholars.<\/p>\n

It acts as a code that all Muslims are adhered to live to and include rules of prayers, fasting and donations to the poor and covers both public and private behaviour.<\/p>\n

Offences are divided into two categories – hadd offences, which a serious crimes with set penalties and tazir crimes, where punishment is left to the the discretion of a judge.<\/p>\n

Hadd offences include theft, which is punishable by the amputation of the offender’s hand and adultery, which can result in being stoned to death.<\/p>\n

Apostasy, or leaving the faith, is also against Sharia law and can also be punishable by death.<\/p>\n

Other offences against Sharia law include denying Mohammed, gambling, drinking alcohol and women talking to a man, who is not her husband or relative.
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\nBy: Dailymail.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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