Sharia police lash STUDENTS 100 times in front of mosque for 'having sex outside marriage
TERRIFIED students have been whipped more than 100 times by the Indonesian Sharia police for having sex outside marriage.
A woman is lashed earlier this year
Five 19-year-olds, including two women and three men, were lashed in public outside a mosque in the capital of Banda Aceh.
A 34-year-old woman was subjected to the sickening punishment for being too close to a man.
Throwing her arms into the air and sobbing, she screamed: “It hurts so bad”.
Sharia guards often dole out cruel punishment for violating Islamic law
It hurts so bad
Two university students, both 19, were whipped 100 times after they confessed to having sex outside marriage.
A man was also flogged 22 times after being found guilty of having sex outside marriage.
The fate of his pregnant partner is still yet to be decided.
Officials usually order for the punishment to be carried out after the woman has given birth.
She had allegedly broken the strict Sharia law in Banda Aceh province in Indonesia - a popular sunny getaway for many Britons.
Sharia guards often dole out cruel punishment for violating Islamic law.
Sharia law is the legal system of Islam which is derived from both the Koran and the rulings of the religion's scholars.
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Sharia law is the legal system of Islam
Islamic laws have been strengthened since the Aceh province struck a peace deal with the central government in 2005.
Two women were publicly caned for getting “too close” to their boyfriends in Aceh last month.
Earlier this year, the local government banned Valentine's Day celebrations, including giving cards or chocolates, deeming it an 'unlawful act' under Sharia.
Banda Aceh has also banned women from entertainment venues after 11pm unless they are accompanied by a husband or male family member.
A woman passed out during a lashing earlier this year
In 2015, a district in Aceh enacted a bylaw requiring schools to teach boys and girls separately, and another banned women from straddling motorcycles when riding with a driver.
More than 90 per cent of Indonesians identify themselves as Muslim.