Indonesian Sharia Province May Punish Gay Sex With 100 Lashes
Politicians in Aceh province, Indonesia, are considering passing a new law that will punish gay sex with 100 lashes, reports Malaysian Digest.
Aceh is the only part Indonesia to enforce Islamic Sharia law, which is has been slowly implementing since 2001.
The draft law, which also punishes adultery with 100 lashes of the cane, would criminalize anal sex between men and “the rubbing of body parts between women for stimulation.” It would also apply Islamic laws and punishments to non-Muslims.
Aceh Party’s Ramli Sulaiman, who heads the commission that drafted the law, said:
“We have studied the implementation of sharia in countries like Saudi Arabia, Brunei Darussalam and Jordan to draft this law and we are happy with it.”
Amnesty International has expressed concern over the bylaw and has said that caning goes against international laws on torture and rights, as well as Indonesia’s own constitution.
Jim Redmond
www.towleroad.com/2014/09/indonesian-sharia-province-may-punish-gay-sex-with-100-lashes.html
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