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Tanmay Puri

WATCH: 21 Lashes For A TikTok Kiss? Couple Publicly Caned Under Sharia Law

Couple Publicly Caned After TikTok Kiss Went Viral In Indonesia (Credit: Pexels)

A young couple in Indonesia has been publicly caned after allegedly kissing during a TikTok livestream, with the punishment carried out under Islamic Sharia law in the country's conservative Aceh province.

The 22-year-old man and 25-year-old woman each received 21 lashes on Thursday after being convicted by a Sharia court of violating local morality laws. According to reports, the pair had already spent four months in prison after being detained in March, which reduced their original sentence from 25 lashes to 21.

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