By Angella Semu
Indonesian man who works with an agency that advises the local government on drafting and implementing religious laws has been beaten 28 times with a rattan cane following the law he helped in drafting after being caught having an affair with a married woman.
Mukhlis who is a member of the Aceh Ulema Council (MPU) in the deeply conservative Aceh province of Indonesia received the punishment on thursday together with the lady who he was caught having an affair with.
The state’s Sharia criminal code went into effect in September 2015, and it uses caning to punish a series of offenses, such as homosexuality, drinking alcohol and having sex outside of marriage.
According to Husaini Wahab, the deputy regent of the Aceh Besar municipality as quoted by CNN said: “No matter who you are… if you violate (Islamic) law you will be whipped”.
Last year 15 people, including five women faced this law after committing a number of crimes and two men were lashed 83 times for homosexuality.
