PUBLIC BEATING Brutal moment woman FAINTS after being lashed 140 times in agonising Sharia punishment for having sex outside marriageTHIS is the brutal moment a woman passes out after she is lashed 140 times as a punishment for having sex outside of marriage. The Indonesian woman was seen wincing in pain as she was publicly shamed for breaking Sharia law – before being carried away on a stretcher. The woman was punished alongside the man she had sex with as the pair both received 140 strikes from a rattan stick. It marks one of the most severe Sharia Law lashings carried out in Indonesia since Sharia was implemented in the province of Aceh 2001. “This certainly tarnishes our name.”What is Sharia law?

Source: The Times January 29, 2026 14:36 UTC