Widow gang-raped & to be flogged for having affair with Married Man

An Indonesian woman who was brutally gang-raped as a punishment for having an affair with a married man will still be caned in public for breaking religious laws.

The unnamed widow was allegedly attacked last week when a gang of eight men broke into her home, tied her and her male companion up and accused the pair of conducting an illegal sexual relationship.

The woman, 25, was then raped by each of the men, who covered her and the man in sewage waste after the attack .They were then handed over to officials at the Sharia office, who discovered the woman had been assaulted during interogation.Three of the attackers, including a 13-year-old boy, have been arrested so far by police, who are working to locate the five others.

Despite this,Officials told the Jakarta Globe that despite being raped, she will still be caned

We want the couple to be caned because they violated the religious bylaw on sexual relations
They have to be [caned] as a form of justice because the rapists will also be processed, but in a criminal court,” he added. “Besides, they’ve confessed to having sex on several previous occasions, even though the man is married and has five children.”