Gang-raped Indonesian woman may be caned publicly

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39. What is wrong? That the Religious leader is demanding a worse punishment for the rapists?

Remember that is what the Religious leader is DEMANDING. While he believes the woman should be caned nine times for admitting to having sex with a man not her husband, the Religious Leaders also condemns the rapists and saying none caning is NOT sufficient for them.

You may disagree with the sentence to the woman for her crime, but it has been a crime in that part of the world even in pre-Islamic times. Nine caning is harsh, but it is rarely fatal.

Please note, under Sharia Law, her family (including herself) can arrange a lesser punishment if the victim agrees (in this case the wife of the person she was with). Thus this victim may get out of the canning, depending on what the local leaders (and that includes this judge) can convince the two families to agree to.