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| Indonesian man who helped set strict adultery laws flogged for adultery | Indonesian man who helped set strict adultery laws flogged for adultery |
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| An Indonesian man - who worked for an organisation that helped draft strict adultery laws - has been publicly whipped after being caught having an affair with a married woman. | An Indonesian man - who worked for an organisation that helped draft strict adultery laws - has been publicly whipped after being caught having an affair with a married woman. |
| Mukhlis bin Muhammad of the Aceh Ulema Council (MPU) was flogged 28 times. | Mukhlis bin Muhammad of the Aceh Ulema Council (MPU) was flogged 28 times. |
| The woman he had the affair with was caned 23 times. | The woman he had the affair with was caned 23 times. |
| Mukhlis is from the deeply conservative Aceh region, the only place in Indonesia which practises the strict Islamic law, Sharia. | Mukhlis is from the deeply conservative Aceh region, the only place in Indonesia which practises the strict Islamic law, Sharia. |
| Gay sex and gambling are also punishable by public caning in Aceh. | Gay sex and gambling are also punishable by public caning in Aceh. |
| "This is God's law. Anyone must be flogged if proven guilty, even if he is a member of the MPU," Husaini Wahab, the deputy mayor of Aceh Besar district, where Mukhlis lives, told BBC News Indonesia. | "This is God's law. Anyone must be flogged if proven guilty, even if he is a member of the MPU," Husaini Wahab, the deputy mayor of Aceh Besar district, where Mukhlis lives, told BBC News Indonesia. |
| The couple were caught by officials in September, apparently in a car parked near a tourist beach. | The couple were caught by officials in September, apparently in a car parked near a tourist beach. |
| The caning happened on Thursday. Mr Husaini added that Mukhlis would be expelled from the MPU. | The caning happened on Thursday. Mr Husaini added that Mukhlis would be expelled from the MPU. |
| The 46-year-old is also an Islamic religious leader. He is the first religious leader to be publicly caned in Aceh since Sharia law came into force in 2005. | The 46-year-old is also an Islamic religious leader. He is the first religious leader to be publicly caned in Aceh since Sharia law came into force in 2005. |
| The MPU advises the local government and legislature on drafting and implementing Sharia law in Aceh. | The MPU advises the local government and legislature on drafting and implementing Sharia law in Aceh. |
| Aceh was granted special rights to introduce its own stricter Islamic laws more than a decade ago. | Aceh was granted special rights to introduce its own stricter Islamic laws more than a decade ago. |
| Laws against homosexuality were passed in 2014 and came into effect the following year. | Laws against homosexuality were passed in 2014 and came into effect the following year. |
| Extra-marital sex, gambling, and the consumption, production and distribution of alcohol are all illegal under Sharia law. | Extra-marital sex, gambling, and the consumption, production and distribution of alcohol are all illegal under Sharia law. |
| In 2017, two men were caned 83 times each in Aceh after they were caught having sex. | In 2017, two men were caned 83 times each in Aceh after they were caught having sex. |
| Canes are typically made from rattan. Those carrying out the caning have all their body parts, except their eyes, covered to stop them from being identified. | |
| The caning must take place publicly on an open-air platform, though children are barred from watching. | |
| Sharia law applies to Muslims and non-Muslims alike in Aceh. | Sharia law applies to Muslims and non-Muslims alike in Aceh. |