Woman publicly shamed and caned for standing too close to her boyfriend in Indonesia

Kneeling on the ground, facing the floor as she prepares for her punishment, this woman is the latest victim of Indonesia's strict Islamic rules. The 20-year-old was forced to undergo a public caning today after being caught standing too close to her boyfriend in Banda Aceh province.

Under Islamic Sharia law, unmarried couples are forbidden from becoming too intimate.

The brutal images come just a week after another young woman was also publicly flogged in front of a jeering crowd for the same so-called offence as caning reportedly spike in the Indonesian province.

The unidentified woman screamed out in pain as she was caned 23 times after also being accused of becoming to close to a man.

Banda Aceh is the only province in Indonesia that enforces Sharia law and people face floggings for a range of offences, including gambling, drinking alcohol and gay sex.

One man was even caned for spending time with a member of the opposite sex in a private location, which could lead to adultery.

One of the offenders, a 22-year-old pregnant woman, was not flogged but was warned the punishment will be enforced after she has given birth.

The increase in floggings of women, also comes after Nur Elita was marched to the yard of Baiturrahumim Mosque in Banda Aceh at the end of last year and received five lashes.

Ms Elita keeled over in pain at the end of her lashings as she had to be carried off stage and taken to hospital.

She received her harsh floggings for getting to close to a fellow university student - who was also whipped. 

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