Indonesia's Aceh unveils new female flogging squad

A photo of the first female flogger preparing to whip a woman in public on Dec 10, 2019. - AFP

BANDA ACEH (AFP) - The masked woman nervously approaches her target, shuffles into position and then unleashes a flurry of lashes -- proving herself as the newest member of the first female flogging squad in Indonesia's Aceh province.

The new recruit initially needed some coaxing to punish the offender - an unmarried woman caught in a hotel room with a man.