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02 Jul 2026, 15:06

Court sentences man to 21 years in prison for killing a person after posting a video on TikTok

  • In Aceh, Indonesia, the court sentenced an Acehnese man to 21 years in prison for posting a video on TikTok that showed the killing of a person.
  • According to a court indictment, he was found guilty of killing a victim by stabbing him with a sharp object; the court also found that the man used a USB flash drive to record the video.
  • Amnesty International Indonesia named the published criminal sentence in Aceh as a violation of human rights, and said the case was not about justice but about punishment.

On Thursday, Aceh, Indonesia, an Islamic court sentenced a man to life imprisonment for posting a video on TikTok showing the execution of a young man and a woman in accordance with Islamic law. The court said the sentence was based on the video, which showed the killing of 21 people.

The defendant, who was between 22 and 25 years old, was found guilty in a TikTok post in which he was shown stabbing a person with a machete. During the trial, the court held that the defendant, who was 27 years old at the time of the incident, had carried out the killing of the victim in his own home. The court said the defendant recorded the video and then uploaded it to TikTok.

The court also found that the defendant had violated Islamic law, and that he had been sentenced to life imprisonment. The court said that the man had been convicted under a law that allows for a sentence of up to 100 years in prison for murder, and that he had been sentenced to death. The court said the defendant’s actions were intended to intimidate others and to spread fear.

The court also ruled that the defendant’s actions were intended to intimidate others and to spread fear.

Amnesty International Indonesia said the published sentence in Aceh violates human rights, and that it is cruel and inhuman. Usman Hamid, executive director of the organization, said that the sentence is a form of extreme punishment and that it is intended to deter others. He said the court’s decision is based on the video rather than on evidence of the defendant’s guilt.

Tags: Crime/Technology/Middle East

Articles on this topic:

  • www.nbcnews.com - Couple caned for kissing on TikTok in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province
  • apnews.com - Couple caned for kissing on Tiktok in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province
  • www.independent.co.uk - Couple publicly caned in Indonesia after kissing on TikTok livestream
  • www.theguardian.com - Young Indonesian couple publicly caned after kissing on TikTok