Banda Aceh. More than 1,000 people gathered on Friday in Pidie Jaya to watch the district’s first public canings for violations of Islamic law.
Kuswandi bin Yunus, 35, and Zuraida binti Bagindo Ilyas, 30, each received eight lashes for carrying on an extramarital affair, as a crowd of 1,500 watched outside Pante Geulima Mosque in Meureudu, the district capital.
“Both are married but they still chose to cheat,” said Syamsuddin, from the Wilayatul Hisbah, or Shariah Police. [Jakarta Globe] Read more [via Jidah Watch]
