Aceh province is the only part of Indonesia allowed to implement Islamic sharia law and already carries out public canings for gambling, drinking alcohol and fraternising with the opposite sex outside of marriage.
Banda Aceh (Indonesia) (AFP) - Gay people caught having sex in Indonesia's staunchly Islamic Aceh province will from Friday be punished by 100 strokes of the cane, 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 sharia chief Syahrizal Abbas told AFP.
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