An Indonesian man who advocated caning for adultery received 28 lashes in front of a crowd on Thursday after being caught having an affair with a married woman.
Mukhlis, a member of the Aceh Ulema Council in the deeply conservative Aceh province of Indonesia, received 28 lashes in front of a crowd on Thursday after being caught having an affair with a married woman. Like many Indonesians, Mukhlis goes by a single name.His agency advises the local government on drafting and implementing religious laws.
Read MoreIndonesian teens publicly flogged for cuddling"We have clarified his identity and we proceeded with the investigation and handed over the dossier to prosecutors, and today we carried out the implementation of the flogging punishment," AFP reported Muhammad Hidayat, the Banda Aceh sharia police chief, as telling reporters at the caning.
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