The woman was seen crying in agony as she was lashed in front of a baying crowd for breaking Sharia law.
She was just one of 13 women who was punished in the orthodox Indonesian province of Aceh.
Each woman was lashed between nine and 25 times, depending on the severity of their crime.
The alleged crimes they were deemed guilty of included inappropriate acts, such as khalwat, which is affectionate contact by an unmarried couple, and ikhtilat, which is intimacy or mixing – both of which are in violation of Islamic bylaw.
One of the women, just 22-years-old, had her lashes delayed as she is currently pregnant. [Daily Express] Read more
