Indonesian Christian Gamblers Caned 40 Times Under Sharia Law
Two alleged gamblers were each given 40 lashes on the back with a cane Monday in Indonesia’s Aceh province, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP). The pair were also accused of drinking alcohol. A man is caned in Indonesia Monday by a masked police officer. The man in white getting caned was accused of gambling and drinking alcohol. (Image: PressFrom) The sentence was imposed in public by a masked Sharia police officer before a crowd of onlookers. The two men chose caning for the punishment over spending about six months in prison. No description of the type of gambling was provided.
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