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Banda Aceh, Indonesia (CNN)Two men were caned 83 times Tuesday
as a punishment for having homosexual sex in Indonesia's ultra-
conservative Aceh province.
Hundreds of people turned out to see the public punishment, held
at a mosque in Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province, filming
the caning on their phone cameras. It is very rare, even in
Aceh, which follows strict Islamic law, for two men to be caned
for having sexual relations.
The men, aged 20 and 23, were arrested in March by vigilantes.
Neighbors had barged into an apartment with the men and filmed
them naked with camera phones, according to rights groups. The
videos were shared widely in local media.
They were subsequently found guilty of violating Aceh's strict
Islamic laws and were sentenced to 85 lashes. On Tuesday, two
lashes were taken off because the men had already served two
months in prison.
Hundreds of people turned out to see the public caning on May 23
in Banda Aceh.
The punishment site was under tight security. The young men were
caned alongside four other couples, who had been found guilty of
being intimate outside of marriage.
The beatings began at 9 a.m. local time and finished four hours
later.
Aceh's strict Islamic laws
Unlike the rest of Indonesia, Aceh follows strict Islamic laws,
which make sexual activity outside marriage and same-sex
relations illegal.
http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170523170432-04-aceh-
indonesia-gay-caning-exlarge-169.jpg
The rattan cane used to whip the men.
During sentencing, Khairil Jamal, the lead judge, said both
defendants were clearly guilty.
"No evidence was found to justify and forgive them. Therefore,
they shall be punished according," he said.
LGBT activists and human rights groups condemned the punishment.
"These young men are two Indonesians who wanted nothing more
than to live their lives and have their privacy respected," Kyle
Knight from Human Rights Watch wrote about the case last week.
Aceh is the only province in Indonesia that has implemented
Sharia law.
The public punishment comes just days after more than a hundred
men were arrested at a gym and sauna in North Jakarta, accused
of participating in a gay sex party.
Human Rights Watch researcher Andreas Harsono told CNN Monday
there were huge concerns among Indonesia's LGBT community.
"So much fear, I meet them almost every day, if not every other
day. I've been helping many of them to escape arrest or to deal
with abuses, give them counseling," he said.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/23/asia/indonesia-caning-
homosexuality/index.html
as a punishment for having homosexual sex in Indonesia's ultra-
conservative Aceh province.
Hundreds of people turned out to see the public punishment, held
at a mosque in Banda Aceh, the capital of Aceh province, filming
the caning on their phone cameras. It is very rare, even in
Aceh, which follows strict Islamic law, for two men to be caned
for having sexual relations.
The men, aged 20 and 23, were arrested in March by vigilantes.
Neighbors had barged into an apartment with the men and filmed
them naked with camera phones, according to rights groups. The
videos were shared widely in local media.
They were subsequently found guilty of violating Aceh's strict
Islamic laws and were sentenced to 85 lashes. On Tuesday, two
lashes were taken off because the men had already served two
months in prison.
Hundreds of people turned out to see the public caning on May 23
in Banda Aceh.
The punishment site was under tight security. The young men were
caned alongside four other couples, who had been found guilty of
being intimate outside of marriage.
The beatings began at 9 a.m. local time and finished four hours
later.
Aceh's strict Islamic laws
Unlike the rest of Indonesia, Aceh follows strict Islamic laws,
which make sexual activity outside marriage and same-sex
relations illegal.
http://i2.cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170523170432-04-aceh-
indonesia-gay-caning-exlarge-169.jpg
The rattan cane used to whip the men.
During sentencing, Khairil Jamal, the lead judge, said both
defendants were clearly guilty.
"No evidence was found to justify and forgive them. Therefore,
they shall be punished according," he said.
LGBT activists and human rights groups condemned the punishment.
"These young men are two Indonesians who wanted nothing more
than to live their lives and have their privacy respected," Kyle
Knight from Human Rights Watch wrote about the case last week.
Aceh is the only province in Indonesia that has implemented
Sharia law.
The public punishment comes just days after more than a hundred
men were arrested at a gym and sauna in North Jakarta, accused
of participating in a gay sex party.
Human Rights Watch researcher Andreas Harsono told CNN Monday
there were huge concerns among Indonesia's LGBT community.
"So much fear, I meet them almost every day, if not every other
day. I've been helping many of them to escape arrest or to deal
with abuses, give them counseling," he said.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/23/asia/indonesia-caning-
homosexuality/index.html
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