Four people are publicly caned for adultery in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on Thursday, according to reporting from outlets covering the event. The Daily Mail says the four receive 100 lashes each and that a total of 11 people are punished at Bustanul Salatin Park.
The reports describe the canings as part of enforcement in Aceh, a deeply conservative province that applies strict punishments under local interpretations of Islamic law. One outlet characterizes the spectacle with additional detail about the proceedings, but the core account across sources is that the penalties are carried out publicly at a designated park in the provincial capital.
While the coverage emphasizes the severity and courtroom-like nature of the punishment, the shared details are the number of offenders, the location in Banda Aceh, the public setting, and the stated reason for the caning—adultery—under Aceh’s legal framework.
