A woman collapses as she and a man are caned under sharia law Indonesia because they were seen " in close proximity " of each other without being married

The woman was accused of getting too close to a fellow university student
As the pair are unmarried, she had committed an offence under Sharia law
She was brought to a mosque where she was caned in front of a crowd.

The woman received five lashes and at end had to be taken to hospital
Hundreds of people gathered outside a mosque in Indonesia to see a woman scream out in agony after being caned as a punishment for being in 'close proximity' to a man she wasn't married to.

Nur Elita was marched to the yard of Baiturrahumim Mosque in Banda Aceh for violating the region's strict Sharia laws, after she allegedly showed affectionate behaviour to a fellow university student.

Under the law men and women, who are not spouses, are not allowed to get too close due to the the 'khalwat' offence and punishment is by public caning.

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