Caning in Indonesia

Caning refers to the use of corporal punishment involving strokes with a rattan, whip or similar equipment. Historically, caning was used as a judicial and disciplinary punishment during the Dutch East Indies period. In contemporary Indonesia, caning is not used as legal punishment under national criminal law, but remains a legal punishment under Islamic criminal law in the autonomous province of Aceh. Outside Aceh, caning survives only in informal or domestic contexts and is not recognized as a lawful criminal sanction.

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