A man flogged by a member of the Sharia police in couple flogged by members of the sharia police in Blangpidie, Indonesia. Public flogging is a common punishment for a range of offences in the conservative region on Sumatra island, including gambling, drinking alcohol, and having gay or pre-marital sex.
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