Two lesbian women are whipped in Malaysia

Malaysia condemns two women for having sex with six strokes of a stick against 100 people

GAYLES.TV.- Last monday two women from 32 and 33 years they received six strokes of a stick before 100 people in Malaysia. Dressed in white and with her head covered with an Islamic handkerchief, they were serving the sentence dictated by the Superior Court of Sharia. Your crime? To love each other. Last April they were caught inside a car having relations in a public square in the State of Terengganu, in the north of the country. It is the first condemnation for maintaining same-sex relationships in the region and it is also the first time that a condemned person has been beaten in a public place. The two women pleaded guilty and were sentenced to six strokes of the stick and a fine of RM 3.300 (690 euros).

Wan Abdul Malik Wan Sidek, one of those responsible for the court, defended the punishment claiming that «it was not as severe as the beating ordered for other crimes by the country's civil courts«. The beatings are inflicted on the condemned while fully clothed because the penalty rather than causing physical pain is intended to humiliate the prisoners. The vice president of the Association of Muslim Lawyers, Abdul Rahim Sinwan, has defended that, under Islamic laws, this punishment "it is not painful or severe"And what is"aimed at educating women to repent”. Almost nothing.

The torture lasted about 20 minutes. One of them burst into tears.

Protests from the groups that defend Human Rights

The application of the penalty has generated protests by groups of defense of the Human rights. Amnesty International He described Monday's day as "a lousy day." The Malaysian Association Women's Aid Organization it was declared «scandalized and horrified by this serious violation of human rights«. The arrival to power of a reformist coalition after the legislative elections in May led to a positive evolution for the community LGTB + local, faced for several years with increasing pressure on Malasia, a country in which 60% of the population is Muslim. But the NGO they affirm, on the contrary, that the climate has deteriorated for homosexuals.