Aceh’s public caning sets a record with 140 strokes for sex and alcohol offences

In Aceh province, Indonesia, a public caning session punished a 21-year-old woman and others for violating Sharia law: sex outside marriage carries 100 strokes and drinking alcohol 40, with the woman reportedly receiving a record 140 strokes before fainting; four others, including an Islamic police officer who received 23 strokes for being in a private place with a partner, were also punished. Rights groups have long criticized caning and called for reforms to these punishments.