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Aceh woman passes out during caning

Jakarta Post - March 26, 2016

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Banda Aceh – A young woman collapsed while being publicly caned in Banda Aceh on Thursday for violating sharia.

Sakdiah, 22, who was sentenced to receiving 20 lashes with a cane for going on dates with her boyfriend, Budiman, was carried away on a stretcher by a medical team for treatment, Antara news agency reported on Thursday.

While being watched by hundreds of residents, Sakdiah wept and walked unsteadily when she was escorted onto the stage at the At Taqwa Mosque, Lhong Raya village, Banda Raya district. She fainted before getting the full 20 lashes. Budiman was sentenced too and received the same punishment.

Other offenders against sharia, including Umar Yusuf, 52, of West Aceh, Baili, 42, of Aceh Besar, Bustamam Hasan, 32, of Aceh Besar and Rusli, 49, of East Aceh, each received nine lashes of the cane for gambling.

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/03/26/islands-focus-aceh-woman-passes-out-during-caning.html.