In an unprecedented use of Shari‘a on a non-Muslim in Indonesia, a Christian woman in the conservative Aceh province has reportedly beencaned for selling alcohol.
The 60-year-old woman was caned 30 times in the presence of hundreds of onlookers on Tuesday, an official told Agence France-Presse (AFP).
pair of German tourists were reportedly reprimanded by local authorities and let off with a warning for wearing bikinis at one of the province’s beaches.
pair of German tourists were reportedly reprimanded by local authorities and let off with a warning for wearing bikinis at one of the province’s beaches.
A Muslim couple accused of adultery received 100 lashes along with the Christian woman on Tuesday.
Although the religious law was previously only applicable to Muslims, an amendment took effect last year extended its reach to practitioners of other religions in particular cases, according to an official from the Central Aceh prosecutor’s office.
“This is the first case of a non-Muslim being punished under Islamic criminal bylaw,” the official, Lili Suparli, told AFP.
Aceh has operated under Shari‘a since 2001, when it was declared partially autonomous in an effort to quell a separatist uprising.
— With reporting by Yenni Kwok
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