# Lovers Flogged 100 Times Each for Adultery

> Indonesian couple sentenced to 100 lashes each for adultery under Sharia law collapse in pain during public caning.
- Title: Lovers Flogged 100 Times Each for Adultery · Dailymail
- Summary: Indonesian couple sentenced to 100 lashes each for adultery under Sharia law collapse in pain during public caning. A couple in Indonesia received 100 lashes…
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- Published: 2026-09-17T09:22:41+00:00
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- Topics: indonesia, sharia law, adultery, caning, public punishment, banda aceh, news, entertainment
## Adultery Sentence
A couple was flogged 100 times each for adultery under an Indonesian province's strict Sharia laws.
## Public Caning
The caning in Banda Aceh on Thursday was so severe that the woman was seen begging for mercy before collapsing from the pain.
## Court Sentence
The couple was convicted of adultery and were sentenced to 100 lashes each by the Banda Aceh Sharia Court last month.
## Sharia Law Restrictions
Unmarried couples are not allowed to have sex under the harsh laws in the region of Aceh, which is the only place in Muslim-majority Indonesia to administer Sharia law.
## Caning Offenses
Caning is used to punish a wide range of offences, including gambling, drinking alcohol, homosexual acts, and having sexual relations outside marriage.
## Woman's Reaction
Images from the public caning today showed the woman grimacing in pain and holding her hand up as she pleaded for mercy while she received lashes on her back.
## Woman Collapses
However, later pictures showed the woman being helped off the ground after she collapsed to her knees.
## Man's Reaction
Images of her partner also showed him wincing as he was struck.
## Health Concerns
According to local news outlet AJNN, the man's caning was halted temporarily after he received 60 lashes over concerns for his health.
## Caning Resumes
Head of the General Crimes Section of the Banda Aceh District Attorney's Office, Darma Mustika, said: 'Perhaps his health was a little compromised, or he simply couldn't handle the whipping. So we stopped him first to give him a chance to rest.'
## Caning Continues
The caning then resumed until the man received 100 lashes in total.
## Group Caning
The couple was among a group of 10 people who received lashings on Thursday.
## Other Convicts
The remaining eight convicts - men and women - were sentenced to between 16 and 21 lashes after being found guilty of intermingling at a birthday party.
## Sharia Law Prohibition
Under Sharia law, the mixing of men and women who are unrelated is strictly forbidden.
## Public Shaming
The public nature of canings in Aceh is intended to shame as well as inflict pain on people found to have violated Sharia law.
## Caning Location
Canings are often staged outside mosques or in community squares, with crowds watching and documenting the event on their mobile phones.
## Local Defense
Local officials have defended the practice as a deterrent and as part of the province's identity.
## Human Rights Concerns
Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have repeatedly condemned the practice, saying it violates Indonesia's constitution and its obligations under international law.
## Amnesty Statement
Amnesty said in a statement: 'Caning contravenes Indonesia's constitution and is in clear violation of international human rights law and standards. It constitutes a cruel, inhuman and degrading punishment and can amount to torture in violation of the UN Convention against Torture and other international covenants, to which Indonesia is a State Party.'
## Recent Case
Just weeks ago, a woman became the first person to be publicly caned in Aceh for 'committing obscenity live with a man on social media.'
## Key takeaway

A couple in Indonesia received 100 lashes each for adultery under Sharia law, collapsing in pain after begging for mercy.