KontraS: 120 People Sentenced to Caning from December 2019 to November 2020
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The Commission for Missing Persons and Victims of Violence (KontraS) recorded 120 individuals subjected to 38 instances of caning between December 2019 and November 2020. The highest number of canings (42 individuals in 7 instances) were for maisir (gambling). The fewest canings (1 instance affecting 16 individuals) were for khamar (alcoholic beverages).
KontraS states that the implementation of caning in Aceh Province is based on Qanun Aceh Number 6 of 2014 concerning Criminal Law, which is in accordance with Law Number 11 of 2006 concerning the Government of Aceh.
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