BANDA ACEH: Six couples were publicly whipped in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province for relations outside marriage, with at least two women unable to walk after the painful punishment.
Flogging is common for a range of offences in the region at the tip of Sumatra island, including gambling, drinking alcohol and having gay sex.
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