Rights groups have derided flogging as cruel and the President Widodo called for an end to public whippings in Aceh. Aceh is the only province in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country that imposes Islamic law. By AFPMore by this AuthorBANDA ACEH,A group of amorous couples and alleged sex workers were publicly whipped for breaking Islamic law in Indonesia's Aceh Friday, just a week after the province pledged to move the widely condemned practice indoors. PROTESTSRights groups have derided it as cruel and last year President Joko Widodo called for an end to public whippings in Aceh. The new rule has generated protests from conservative groups who see public whippings as having a strong deterrent effect on crime.

Source: Daily Nation April 20, 2018 12:00 UTC