Indonesian woman flogged 100 times for adultery, partner gets 15


The woman (left) is flogged 100 times for adultery, while her male partner received just 15 lashes, in Idi, East Aceh, on Jan 13, 2022. - AFP

IDI, Indonesia (AFP): An Indonesian woman was flogged 100 times Thursday (Jan 13) in conservative Aceh province for adultery while her male partner, who denied the accusations, received just 15 lashes.

Ivan Najjar Alavi, the head of general investigation division at East Aceh prosecutors office, said the court handed down a heftier sentence for the married woman after she confessed to investigators she had sex out of her marriage.

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