In this verdict, Aceh Sharī'a Court of Appeals upholds the decision of Kutacane Sharī'a District Court to sentence the defendant, a thirty-five years old man, with 175 months of imprisonment instead of public lashing for the crime of rape that he had committed. The appeal was submitted by the prosecutor who disagreed with the type of punishment handed down to the defendant by Kutacane Sharī'a District Court.