An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province has sentenced two men to public caning for having gay sex.

Two men were publicly flogged in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Thursday after they were found guilty of sexual relations by a court operating under strict Islamic law. Two other men were flogged at the same park 34 and eight times respectively on Thursday for online gambling,

Two men were publicly flogged in the conservative Aceh province of Indonesia on Thursday following they were found guilty of sexual relations by a court operating under strict Islamic law. They were caught on 7 November 2024 by locals who coercively entered into their rented room in Banda Aceh and took them to the Sharia police for investigation.