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The prevalence of Sharia Law
Gamblers caned under Sharia law
From correspondents in Aceh
24jun05
FIFTEEN men convicted of gambling have been caned in public in the first implementation of corporal punishment since Indonesia's staunchly-Muslim province of Aceh adopted Islamic law in 2003.
An official dressed in a green robe and a green hood administered between six and 10 strokes of a rattan cane to the convicts in an event that drew a large crowd and was broadcast live by a private Jakarta-based news channel.
The punishment was carried out on a specially erected stage outside a mosque in the district of Bireuen after Friday prayers.
Aceh acting governor Azwar Abu Bakar was present and hugged the convicts after they received the punishment.
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I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle
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