2 Women in Southwest Aceh to Receive Caning for Alleged Adultery
18 February 2018 18:04 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Two housewives with two single men are charged with 100 stroke caning for alleged adultery in Southwest Aceh Regency.
Abdya Regency Public Order Agency and sharia police (Wilayatul Hisbah) head Riat in Blangpidie on Sunday (18/2) stated that the two housewives are each a resident of Gunung Samarinda Village of Babahrot District and Baharu Village of BlangpidieDistrict.
The housewife from Blangpidie with the initial Md (28) will be receive public caning as she was caught red-handed violating sharia Law by bathing with HR (28), a single man from Pulau Kayu Village of SusohDistrict.
The other housewife YL (21) violated sharia Law with a single man HZ (21) from Labuhan Haji Barat District of South Aceh Regency.
Both couples will be charged with 100 strokes of caning as stipulated in Article 33 paragraph (1) of Aceh Islamic Law (Qanun) No. 6/2014, Riat added.
ANTARA