Woman in Indonesia get the flogging of her life for Furnicating

Hundreds of people gathered outside a mosque in Indonesia to watch the caning of a woman 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.

The woman is brought to the stage by two female members of the Sharia Police and is put in position on her knees

The caning ceremony was carried out in front of the deputy mayor of Banda Aceh Zainal Arifin.

Hundreds of people gathered outside the mosque in Banda Aceh to watch the caning, with some spectators holding up cameras

Eventually she was carried off the stage, into an ambulance, and had to be taken to hospital.

The man carrying out the public punishment wore a masked outfit as he caned the woman on the back and shoulders 

After her punishment was over the young woman collapsed and was taken to the hospital for medical attention

She couldn't stand on her feet despite the purnishment is over

She was eventually picked up by officials and carried to a waiting ambulance, where she had to be taken to hospital for treatment 

Meanwhile four other men were also forced to endure the punishment for gambling, which is also outlawed under Sharia law.

Also being caned was the man she was accused of getting too close to and he was forced to stand while being whipped.

The man that she was accused of getting close to was also brought to the stage afterwards and received the same punishment, pictured 

And before the ceremony he warned the crowd that had gathered that the canings were a lesson to everyone.

He said: 'Take these punishements as a lesson. What has been done by these convicts should not be taken as example.

'And I hope their canings today will be the last ever.'

Banda Aceh is the only province in Indonesia to implement Sharia Law, which was first introduced in 2003 following the province’s awarding of special autonomy status.