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An Indonesian man \u2013 who worked for an organisation that helped draft strict adultery laws \u2013 has been publicly whipped after being caught having an affair with a married woman.<\/p>\n
Mukhlis bin Muhammad of the Aceh Ulema Council (MPU) was flogged 28 times.<\/p>\n
The woman he had the affair with was caned 23 times.<\/p>\n
Mukhlis is from the deeply conservative Aceh region, the only place in Indonesia which practises the strict Islamic law, Sharia.<\/p>\n
Gay sex and gambling are also punishable by public caning in Aceh.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is God\u2019s law. Anyone must be flogged if proven guilty, even if he is a member of the MPU,\u201d Husaini Wahab, the deputy mayor of Aceh Besar district, where Mukhlis lives, told BBC News Indonesia.<\/p>\n
The couple were caught by officials in September, apparently in a car parked near a tourist beach.<\/p>\n
The caning happened on Thursday. Mr Husaini added that Mukhlis would be expelled from the MPU.
The 46-year-old is also an Islamic religious leader.<\/p>\n
He is the first religious leader to be publicly caned in Aceh since Sharia law came into force in 2005.<\/p>\n
The MPU advises the local government and legislature on drafting and implementing Sharia law in Aceh.<\/p>\n
Aceh was granted special rights to introduce its own stricter Islamic laws more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n
Laws against homosexuality were passed in 2014 and came into effect the following year.<\/p>\n
Extra-marital sex, gambling, and the consumption, production and distribution of alcohol are all illegal under Sharia law.<\/p>\n
In 2017, two men were caned 83 times each in Aceh after they were caught having sex.<\/p>\n
Canes are typically made from ratan.<\/p>\n
Those carrying out the caning have all their body parts, except their eyes, covered to stop them from being identified.<\/p>\n
The caning must take place publicly on an open air platform, though children are barred from watching.<\/p>\n
Sharia law applies to Muslims and non-Muslims alike in Aceh.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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