A female flogging unit has been introduced in Indonesia’s Aceh province to dole out public whippings against women found violating the region’s Sharia law. One of eight new female Sharia officers delivered her first punishment to an unmarried woman who was found in a hotel room with a man who was not family, AFP reported Tuesday. Her technique was nice," Banda Aceh Sharia police chief investigator Zakwan told AFP of the new recruit. Aceh is the only region in Indonesia, the most populous Muslim nation, to follow Islamic law, which calls for women to punish female transgressors, the outlet reported. Indonesia’s president reportedly issued a call to cease public whippings.

Source: Fox News January 28, 2020 16:30 UTC