Four couples have been caned with up to 20 lashes for having sex outside of marriage in Indonesia . The men and women were publicly flogged in the ultra-conservative Aceh province governed by Sharia law on Monday. Crowds gathered to watch the brutal punishment being handed out despite the coronavirus pandemic, with many taking pictures and videos on their phones. A woman kneels on the floor as she faces a public caning punishment in Banda Aceh for having sex outside of marriage Four couples received the brutal punishment, receiving between 10 and 20 lashes each, in the ultra-conservative Aceh province A barefoot Acehnese woman is escorted by Sharia police to her punishment, which was held inside because of the Covid-19 pandemic A women kneeling on the floor closes her eyes as the caning is administered by a hooded enforcer carrying out the public flogging A defendant holds her head in her hands as she approaches the … [Read more...] about Couples are punished with 20 lashes of the cane for having sex outside marriage in Indonesian region governed under Sharia law