AdvertisementAn Indonesian man collapsed and begged for mercy as he was flogged 146 times today for raping a child in a province where public whipping is a common punishment for violating Islamic law. The 19-year-old grimaced and cried out as a masked sharia officer lashed his back with a rattan stick in the town of Idi. The man was arrested earlier this year on charges he molested and raped the victim, whose age was not revealed. The man is lashed across the back in Indonesia's Aceh Province for the crime of child molestation and rapeAlso on Thursday, a 40-year-old and a 21-year-old man were whipped 100 times each for having sex with underage partners. The province allows whipping for a range of charges - including gambling, adultery, drinking alcohol, and having gay or pre-marital sex.

Source: Daily Mail November 26, 2020 13:38 UTC