Woman collapses as she and a man are caned under Sharia law in Indonesia

 

A young woman, Nur Elita, was marched into the yard of the Baiturrahumim Mosque in Banda Aceh, Indonesia and lashed five times, right, after allegedly showing affectionate behaviour towards a male student at a local university. After being brought to the stage as the crowd cheered, the woman was...........
forced to kneel down while a masked man repeatedly whipped her with the cane.
After the public punishment by the masked man, she collapsed to the floor, doubled over in agony. But she was so badly hurt, that officials were forced to carry her to a waiting ambulance, and take her to hospital. The man she allegedly got close to,  was also caned along with four other men, who were accused of gambling, which is also against Sharia law. 
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SHARIA LAW: THE ISLAM LEGAL SYSTEM DERIVED FROM THE KORAN 

Sharia law is the legal system of Islam which is derived from both the Koran and the rulings of the religion's scholars.

It acts as a code that all Muslims are adhered to live to and include rules of prayers, fasting and donations to the poor and covers both public and private behaviour.

Offences are divided into two categories - hadd offences, which a serious crimes with set penalties and tazir crimes, where punishment is left to the the discretion of a judge.

Hadd offences include theft, which is punishable by the amputation of the offender's hand and adultery, which can result in being stoned to death.

Apostasy, or leaving the faith, is also against Sharia law and can also be punishable by death.

Other offences against Sharia law include denying Mohammed, gambling, drinking alcohol and women talking to a man, who is not her husband or relative.