A man and a woman in Indonesia’s Banda Aceh city, on Wednesday, November 10, were given 17 lashes publicly for having an extramarital affair, which is a moral offense as per Sharia, which is enforced in the city. The man and the woman were individually brought into the area, which is features a gallery with rows of seats arranged to accommodate an audience that can witness this punishment. The accused were made to bow and then taken to a red carpet for the execution of the punishment. The Algojo, a Sharia police officer designated to carry out corporal punishments, dressed from head to toe in a brown robe with a white stripe running across it, with just two holes for his eyes, chose from three canes provided to strike the offenders.
The audience in the gallery was recording the punishment session. The woman was covered in a while burqa and wore a face mask for Covid-19 protocols. However, she dropped on the floor after being struck a few times, and was attended by the policemen and women standing nearby. The man, on the other hand, stood straight looking at the audience during his turn.
Though flogging is not an accepted means of punishment in Indonesia, it is still practiced widely and routinely in the ultra-conservative province Aceh; Banda Aceh is the capital city of Aceh. The province had been suffering from a separatist insurgency for many years. To quell the political unrest, the central government of Indonesia in 2001 granted Aceh provincial status. It was during this time that Aceh adopted the Islamic law of Sharia as the governing law of the province. Sharia would be implemented for any “crime” for which there was no provision in the secular penal code, for actions that went against the rules of Islam.
Any moral offense, such as like homosexuality, gambling, drinking alcohol, closeness between people of the opposite gender if not related or married, or public display of affection is eligible to be tried under Sharia.
Though in 2018, the Aceh Provincial Government in Indonesia decided to cease public flogging and both men and women sentenced to flogging would receive their punishment within the four walls of a prison, flogging in full public view continues to be practiced, and people gather to witness this brutality with great enthusiasm as well.
One may or may not be guilty of the “crime” of which one is accused; if the Sharia police decide that one has crossed the line, one has done so. Unfortunately, this is applied even to the non-Muslims in the state. Regardless of how much religious independence Muslims in Christian, Buddhist or secular countries enjoy, and how many special privileges they demand in non-Islamic lands, if a non-Muslim is in an Islamic land, he must abide by Islamic ways.
And that is why two Christian men were publicly flogged 40 times each for flouting the Sharia by consuming alcohol in February 2021. In fact, Aceh has publicly canned several “defaulters” in 2021, despite the government’s resolution against this act. In January, two gay men, aged 27 and 29, were given 77 lashes each after being caught indulging in homosexual activities. This was a rather lenient penalty, as a gay couple had been sentenced to 83 lashes each in May 2018, and another couple had endured 87 lashes individually just a couple of months later. Same-sex couples may be punished with up to 100 lashes each, as per the law of this land.
What else can award you lashed? Hugging. Two teens caught hugging in public were given 17 lashes each for this “offense,” right outside a mosque, with a hundred-strong audience enjoying the spectacle.
The Aceh administration has zero tolerance for “inappropriate behavior.” Hence, the province administration in August 2018 issued a circular informing its residents that unmarried men and women who are not close relatives will be prohibited from sitting at the same table at restaurants, cafes, and other public dining facilities, as that is “sinful according to Shariah law.” Facility owners were also apprised of the new law.
This law came into effect months after a young woman and her boyfriend were found to be too close in public, which according to Sharia, is a sign of premarital sex. Both were caned 20 times in front of a cheering audience. Such canings are very common in Aceh, as one can never know exactly how close is too close and comparable to sex.
Also, an unfounded allegation of being involved in prostitution can land a woman in front of a sadistic audience cheering as she gets whipped. Men can be subjected to public lashes for reasons as trivial as missing the special Islamic prayers on Friday.
To a reader reading outside Aceh, this may appear inhumane, something from the Middle Ages. Indonesia’s President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has also called for outlawing the practice of caning. However, this is what the people of Aceh like to be see, so this practice is here to stay.
Kagman says
It’s so nice that 10’s of thousands from Ache Provence were drown like the rodents they are during the Indian Ocean tsunami of 10 or so years back. We need more tsunamis like it, just for them.
Make no mistake. Large segments of the population in Deerborn and Brooklyn pine to inflict this type of sharia insanity on all of us, and they are building their forces to do just that. And the Globalist/Liberal filth slithering through Washington are more than happy to let them. I’ve often wondered how the leftists support such a group whose behavior is so inapposite to their stated goals. I think I know the answer. This islamic rabble are willing to trade their lives to bring down the American system liberal filth so despises. Cowardly, slinking liberals would never have the temerity to take such action to achieve their goals. Liberals, of course, can’t think past their organic half-caff soy milk latte to deal with the fact that they, too, would be right in the islamic cross hairs. Then, again, no one ever claimed liberals think ahead… Much less think at all.
PRCS says
An interesing YouYube video about that and other recent floods, and what Qur’an says about “the Great Flood” (read: Noah’s Ark).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGNdVcvh3BI
gravenimage says
Actually, a lot of this increased Islamic savagery in Indonesia dates from the Tsunami–including attacks on charitable Infidels hoping to help victims there.
Keith O says
Sad really, prior to the Islamic invasion of Indonesia the archipelago was a very enlightened Buddhist enclave with some of the finest minds and teachers of Buddhism.
Now of course, it has been turned into a barbarous cess pool.
gravenimage says
Yes–you only see small islands of civilization like largely Hindu Bali.
GFF says
cf. John 8:7
Wellington says
A comparison: Islam errs egregiously in a reactionary direction (Far Right) and Western Leftism errs egregiously in a radical direction (Far Left).
When you go to the two extremes on the political half circle (and, as Aristotle sapiently opined, all of life is political), you find a great deal of “commonality,” Both the Far Right, as exhibited by Islam, and the Far Left, as exhibited by Western Leftism—now temporary allies and how telling and damning this is in and of itself—utterly hate true freedom and have control-freakishness written all over their respective ideologies, both of which are retrograde in the extreme.
Thus the same for each horrible belief system when one thinks or acts against the “received wisdom,” only the kind of punishment being a variable. Caning in the sick Islamic world. Cancel culture in the sick Leftist world. Both are meant to destroy any opposition and one knows this or should know it. Alas, so many still do not and this why liberty continues to remain in great jeopardy.
Kagman says
I must respectfully disagree with the concept of conflating the ‘Far Right’ and Islamic perversion. The Far Right in the US has absolutely NOTHING in common with the Islamic filth you reference. In fact the two are inopposite. The Far right in the US has no love for extra-marital affairs or other sexual forays – homosexuality among them. However, we believe these things are contrary to the health of the family and society. If individuals choose to take such action, so be it – it’s the impact on children and therefore society that is galling and harmful. Islam attacks both the act and individual participants, and does so because they see it as an attack on their (pig) god. The difference is all important.
Wellington says
Thank you for your comment but I must respectfully disagree with you.
Here’s why: Both the secular Far Right in the West—which is certainly not extensive though the Left would have you believe otherwise—and Islam are enemies of freedom. Neither are tolerant of differing points of view. The secular Far Right also, as with Islam, needs one or more “thems” to despise, Jews being common to both.
And if you are not going to put Islam on the Far Right, where would you put it? Islam is about as reactionary as you can get and I distinguish (I think you miss this) between reactionaryism and radicalism, the former being the Far Right and the latter being the Far Left.
As for your statement about “extra-marital affairs or other sexual forays….”, in theory neither the secular Far Right nor Islam condone such but much hypocrisy exists here. I hope you comprehend this too.
No good can come to any society from either Islam or the secular Far Right. None.
Your turn again if you care.
tim gallagher says
I look at that photo and I think, as I so often do with these reports about Islam’s sheer barbarity, that it is 2021 and we still have these primitive, knuckle dragging Muslims behaving as if it was 7th century arabia. What’s with all the fucking, creepy voyeurs there watching the barbaric flogging being carried out. Some aspect of islamic law I suppose says that these maggots all have to get their thrill by watching the flogging. islam is a load of outdated, primitive garbage. The non-Muslim world has moved on but these knuckle draggers remain way behind back in their 7th century Arabic crap.
Wellington says
Agree with all you stated, tim, but the ultimate problem is not Islam, horrible though it is, but all the fools in the West who continue to make excuses for this heinous belief system.
James Lincoln says
Wellington,
You are correct.
Islam would be very effectively marginalized in the West if it was not aided and abetted by muslim apologists.
And these apologists come in all flavors:
1. Leftists
2. JFK Democrats – the few that are left.
3. RINOs
4. Pathetically uninformed – but otherwise reasonable – Republicans.
Unfortunately, there is a dearth of American patriot politicians like Ted Cruz, Michelle Bachmann, etc.
Wellington says
Accurate list, James.
tim gallagher says
I agree with what you say, Wellington. I was going to say that I don’t get it, but I do to some extent. I agree with James’s list of the groups of people who are apologists for Islam. I used to wonder why so many people and our authorities put up with islam and are all for letting Muslims into our countries. I thought that maybe it was mainly because our countries need oil from Muslim Arab countries or otherwise our economies would be wrecked. Australia is certainly dependent on that oil. Then there are also the people in the western countries, maybe you would have to call them big time virtue signallers, who seem to be determined to be endlessly nice and tolerant and so, despite all the Muslim terrorist attacks, rape gangs, etc, they still will go on determinedly being tolerant of Muslims and their terrible behaviour. Then there’s the left who want to destroy western civilisation, democracy and free enterprise economies, and want to impose some Marxist type garbage on all of us, and they seem to see Islam as a useful tool because it is also an enemy of our way of life. Then you have people who simply don’t have a clue about islam’s nature at all. There is so much evidence about islam’s evil nature that I truly don’t understand those people. If enough people would wake up to islam’s barbaric nature, the problem would be solved. Oh well, maybe one day it will happen. I do have trouble believing that will happen because there seem to be so many extremely slow learners around when it comes to islam.
Wellington says
Yes indeed, tim, there are a lot of slow learners out there. Tons of ’em.
Savvyone says
Here is what happens when Muslims come to our (U.S.) country. They first employ the stealth method of overcoming our cities.where I live there are an abundance of them, and quite frankly, they pretty much own the large city I live in. They have taken most of the jobs, thus we have homeless people squatting all over the city. People who live paycheck to paycheck are very vulnerable to losing their employment when we bring in a few thousand (maybe more) refugees who replace them in businesses and even the government offices, like Social Security, the DMV and others. Once they get the numbers, they start showing out, which is what they are doing now.
They say “If we can’t win you through war, we will own you” Well??
tim gallagher says
That’s really alarming, Savvyone. I didn’t realise that things had become that bad anywhere in the USA. I know that in parts of France, in some cities, there are no go zones because of the Muslim take over of the area, but I didn’t know it had happened in the USA, in some areas. In Australia, with maybe around 2% Muslims in our population, there are a few areas, a few suburbs, in big cities like Melbourne and Sydney where Muslims have pretty much taken over, but they are the only such places where this has happened so far. Any place where Muslims get their numbers up enough they then bare their teeth and show their nastiness to all non-Muslims unfortunate enough to have to try to live in those areas. The non-Muslims usually get the hell out if they can do so because of the crime and general nastiness of the areas. Wellington, There are far too many slow learners. I’m no intellectual giant, so I keep thinking, hey, if I can see the problem most people should also be able to see it. It’s not hard to see.
James Lincoln says
tim gallagher says,
“I’m no intellectual giant”
Very respectfully disagree.
Judging by your very accurate posts, you are incredibly well-informed and way “smarter” than what you give yourself credit for.
Very best wishes.
tim gallagher says
Thanks for the comment, James. I suppose if a person is motivated enough in some area of knowledge, as I am about the danger that I consider islam to be to our way of life, then you can see through a lot of the bullshit that various people go on with. I am definitely not all that smart, and am not bothered at all by that, but the point I was trying to make is that I truly believe that there is so much evidence about islam’s nature that almost everybody should be wide awake to islam’s evil nature and the threat it poses. I mean it’s not rocket science as that saying goes. But so many people are not awake. I think that it is mainly about having the courage to call out things as they are. There are plenty of very bright people who don’t seem to have the courage to face the truth about islam’s nature. They have their heads stuck in the sand. It’s all a bit like that scene in the movie where Jack Nicholson says, “You can’t handle the truth”.Thanks for the best wishes. All the best to you as well. Your comments are always spot on.
James Lincoln says
Thanks for the kind words, tim.
tim gallagher says
You’re welcome, James. Just the truth as I see it. Your comments are always very good on the various issues under discussion here at Jihad Watch..
gravenimage says
Where do you live, Savvyone? Most of the US is not that bad *yet*–under 1% of the population here is Muslim. There are a few really bad spots like Hamtramck outside Detroit, though, and a few places in Virginia.
And I agree with James Lincoln about Tim Gallagher–he is an excellent contributor here.
tim gallagher says
Thanks, gravenimage. Your comments are always excellent, well informed and worth reading.
Kagman says
I must respectfully disagree with the concept of conflating the ‘Far Right’ and Islamic perversion. The Far Right in the US has absolutely NOTHING in common with the Islamic filth you reference. In fact the two are inopposite. The Far right in the US has no love for extra-marital affairs or other sexual forays – homosexuality among them. However, we believe these things are contrary to the health of the family and society. If individuals choose to take such action, so be it – it’s the impact on children and therefore society that is galling and harmful. Islam attacks both the act and individual participants, and does so because they see it as an attack on their (pig) god. The difference is all important.
somehistory says
Then the flogger goes home and beats his wife, sells his young daughter to one of his male friends, nasty bearded guy full of filthy lust for children, and then sits down to eat.
Afterward he gets on his dirty little carpet and says his thanks or whatever to satan the devil, bangs his head a few times, beats his second wife, beats the first one again just for the fun of it, and goes to bed, satisfied with what all he has accomplished that day in the “path” to destruction along with his fake ‘prophet’ and his false ‘god.’
Such is the *morality* of islam.
savvyone says
somehistory, You know them like I know them. I think the Paki’s are the worst, and a Muslim doctor even agrees with that.
I wish you were my neighbor; we would have some great conversations. Your words could have come out of my mouth!
I have read a gazzilion books and I know a lot of Muslims and some ex-Muslims. Nonie Darwish for one. I think they may have scared her and Wafa Sultan off the media grid. Also, haven’t heard of Mosad Hassan Yousef giving any recent speeches. His YouTube videos are not current. He probably thinks, what is the use? He tells them, and they don’t take the necessary steps to rid them out, such as Norway. He warned them.
somehistory says
savvyone
Thank you. It would be really nice to be able to actually have conversations about this and not be ridiculed as some have done to me…you know, laughing it off as though mozlums are no different that the rest of us.
Just have to settle for *meeting* here and commiserating.
gravenimage says
Hear, hear, Somehistory!
And Savvyone, I had the good fortune to meet Nonie Darwish when she spoke at UC Berkeley some years ago (or tried to speak–she was mostly drowned out by the thugs). But you are right–I have not heard much from her lately.
OLD GUY says
Opening the border to these islamic followers will bring flogging to a mall near you in the future. I wonder if the media will cover flogging like a new sporting event. I can see it now, major flogging event Saturday on the main food court at the Mall of America, get your tickets at Shariaevents.com. Brought to you by GO BRANDON BLOOD SPORTS and HUNTER INVESTMENTS. Free Qur’an to the first hundred in the door.
gravenimage says
Indonesia: Couple flogged publicly for extramarital affair in Sharia-compliant Aceh province
………..
Barbarians. And, as noted, they may not even be guilty. Also, much of what is called “extramarital” relations is really just what we would call “premarital”–in other words, neither iof the victims may actually be married to other people.
And never mind that this punishment is not actually legal in Indonesia–that Muslim politiy has given Shari’h law in Aceh a free hand for some time now.