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The punishment is only one of many horrifying changes in a penal code which also covers apostasy, amputation as a punishment for theft and flogging for abortions. Lesbian sex is punishable by 40 strokes of the cane as well as jail. In some cases children who have reached puberty are subject to the same penalties as adults; younger ones may be flogged. The sharia code was first introduced in 2013, and was supposed to be enacted gradually; following an outcry the government did not bring forward its harshest elements until now. Many suspect that the impact of declining oil revenues on public spending has left Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, one of the longest-ruling absolute monarchs, keen to bolster support among conservative elements.

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afvalligheid, amputatie als een straf voor diefstal en geseling voor abortussen. Lesbische seks kan worden bestraft met 40 slagen van de stok en de gevangenis. In sommige gevallen zijn kinderen die de puberteit hebben bereikt, onderworpen aan dezelfde straffen als volwassenen; jongere kinderen kunnen worden gegeseld

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Gooi ze uit het Commonwealth...