An unmarried couple in Indonesia's Aceh province has been sentenced to 21 lashes each for kissing in a car, an act deemed a morality offense under the region's strict Islamic law. The public caning was witnessed by approximately 100 people. Aceh is the only Indonesian province permitted to enforce a version of Islamic law, which can include up to 100 lashes for various morality offenses. AI
RANK_REASON Significant regional policy enforcement of religious law. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]
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