BANDA ACEH: Gay people caught having sex in Indonesia’s staunchly Islamic Aceh province will be punished by 100 strokes of the cane starting today, an official said, despite criticism of the “inhumane” law.
Under an Islamic bylaw, anal sex between men and “the rubbing of body parts between women for stimulation” is outlawed. The rule applies to all Muslims including foreigners, provincial syariah chief Syahrizal Abbas said.
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