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- In Banda Aceh, Indonesia, a couple was caned 140 times each for sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol, drawing a crowd.
- The punishments consisted of 100 lashes for premarital sex and 40 for alcohol consumption.
- Muhammad Rizal, Aceh's Sharia Police Chief, said no exceptions would be made, even for officers.
- Amnesty International condemned the punishment as a human rights violation, and caning remains widely supported in Aceh for various offenses.
