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Two men caned 77 times each in ‘cruel’ punishment in front of 100-strong crowd Aceh is only province of Indonesia where floggings take place, with at least 254 people flogged last year  ‘No-one deserves to be brutalised and humiliated in this way’ - Usman Hamid Two men in the city of Banda Aceh in Indonesia’s Aceh province were each flogged 77 times yesterday (28 January) for alleged consensual same-sex relations, said Amnesty International Indonesia. The canings were reportedly carried out in front of a crowd of around 100 onlookers. The two men were arrested in November after loc...

Couple receive 77 lashes for gay sex in Indonesia Rights groups condemn punishment against men carried out in front of their parents A file image of a public flogging in Indonesia's Aceh province. (Photo: YouTube) Two gay men were caned 77 times in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Jan. 28 after being caught having sex, officials said. The men, aged 26 and 34 but not named, were flogged in public in front of at least 100 people, including their parents, in provincial capital Banda Aceh. The conservative province has Sharia-based bylaws where several offenses, including homosexuality, are punis...