AT the very minimum you would have thought JK Rowling would have said something.

Or perhaps Ewan McGregor. And where was Lily Allen on the issue?

13 Despite railing at Donald Trump, has Ewan kept schtum over Sharia Law? Credit: PA:Press Association Wire

All three of them are very strong on the Trump ban against travellers from seven Muslim countries.

But you won’t have heard a word from feminist groups or A-list stars about this shocking footage of a woman being beaten by a masked man wielding a cane as a punishment from a Sharia court.

The film was shot in Aceh, a semi-autonomous region of Indonesia which carries out Sharia law to the letter.

13 The shocking footage of a woman being beaten by a masked man wielding a cane came as a punishment from a Sharia court Credit: Tarek Fatah / Twitter

The beating by a man with his face hidden was conducted on a stage in front of cheering male crowds using their mobiles to film the scene for their own entertainment.

The lady in a pink headscarf can be heard screaming in agony as the man beat her across the shoulder.

When she was hit for the fifth time her body buckled and collapsed. The crowd applauded. It’s not known what her crime was but a week ago another video emerged of a woman being lashed 26 times for having sex outside marriage once again in the Aceh area.

13 The lady in a pink headscarf can be heard screaming in agony as the man beat her across the shoulder Credit: Tarek Fatah / Twitter

Such punishments are common in some Muslim countries often for minor reasons like being in public without a male guardian.

This country allows Sharia courts allegedly dealing with divorce issues. You can be sure that the rulings always favour the man.

We should not tolerate a rival law in this land.

I would be grateful if the Prime Minister or a leading politician took up the case of these awful beatings. Perhaps we should ban the Indonesians until they stop the medieval violence against women.

13 While Donald Trump gets the headlines for his sensationalist policies, there are many more injustices going ignored in the world Credit: Getty Images

Certainly none of the Bafta mob on TV spoke out last night on this issue. They will have been too busy parading their moral majesty to the TV millions about Trump.

Makes me sick.

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Exes make a killing. . .

13 Patrizia Reggiani won a £900,000-a-year divorce ­settlement from husband Maurizio Gucci, but still hired a hit-man to finish the job Credit: Rex Features

MARIA Miller, the ex-wife from round my way ­(Friday’s column) who won a rise from £1,100 to £1,400 in her monthly alimony 15 years AFTER being divorced might reflect on how she could have done even better had she married and murdered a Gucci.

So this is the story. The flamboyant and beautiful ­Patrizia Reggiani won a £900,000-a-year divorce ­settlement from husband Maurizio Gucci of the famous Italian fashion brand almost a ­quarter of a century ago.

But being the jealous type she didn’t like him hanging out with other women so hired a hitman and had him murdered a couple of years later.

Not unreasonably the Gucci daughters stopped the payments.

The first thing 68-year-old Patrizia did on release from jail was to return to an Italian court to demand the £900,000-a-year payments be started again.

Further, she wanted the money to be backdated to cover her time in jail – a ­whopping £16million.

13 Maria Mills is living off her ex-husband's money after mismanaging her finances and losing her home Credit: Champion News Service Ltd

Unbelievably, the court agreed with her. As her ­lawyer said: “The court decided the fact that she was jailed for murdering him is irrelevant – a deal is a deal.”

Asked at the time why she hired a hitman (a pizza ­parlour owner) Patrizia said: “My eyesight is not so good. I didn’t want to miss.”

So if you see Ms Miller hanging around outside Specsavers in Weybridge do give Mr Miller an early heads up, won’t you.

Seriously, the House of Lords is considering a bill – similar to a law that already exists in Scotland – limiting divorce payments to five years unless there is exceptional hardship.

The current set-up in England is a gold-digger’s charter.

Spitting mad at dim DI

13 Rory Smith delivered a withering put-down to Diane Abbott over the practice of spit hoods

THREE cheers for police superintendent Roy Smith. When the resolutely dim Diane Abbott tweeted “no evidence that spit hoods are necessary or useful” she must have thought it just another ignorant and untrue posting from her that would soon be forgotten.

She didn’t take into account that Mr Smith might see it. And he issued his own withering put-down: “Would you be willing to meet one of my colleagues infected with hepatitis C after being spat at?”

Disgracefully, Abbott still hasn’t responded to the offer some four days later. Why wouldn’t she meet that officer? As Shadow Home Secretary she is supposed to be on the side of law and order, for God’s sake. Or is she on the side of violence?

13 Diane Abbott tweeted that there is “no evidence that spit hoods are necessary or useful” Credit: Getty Images

She might actually learn something from the meeting. For instance, how dangerous hepatitis C is. Up to 20 per cent with the virus develop cirrhosis of the liver. Others can develop liver cancer or liver failure.

Up to five per cent die from it.

Thames Valley and Hampshire police are rolling out the mesh fabric hoods to stop their officers being either spat at or bitten.

The more I learn about Ms Abbott the more I reflect on the similarities between her and what was once said about the position of Vice President of the United States: It’s not worth a bucket of warm spit.

And neither is she.

I’M told that Max Clifford, the showbiz PR who got eight years for sex attacks, has lost three stone in weight and grown a goatee beard.

Is he turning into Gary Glitter?

13 Despite the cold, the staff running Wandsworth Common in South London on Saturday still couldn’t be arsed to bring in the no-barbies sign

THE temperature was hovering around freezing, the air was full of sleet/snow but as my reader’s photo shows the staff running Wandsworth Common in South London on Saturday still couldn’t be arsed to bring in the no-barbies sign.

As of April you will be paying 4.99 per cent more council tax for that kind of thinking.

Katie's a bed girl

13 Katie Price appears to make most of her money by writing about the chaps she lures into her bed Credit: Getty Images - WireImage

THE nauseating Katie Price claims in The Sun on Sunday she turned to drink, not seeing the point of getting out of bed as she struggled to cope with the limelight.

I’m surprised at this revelation as Ms Price appears to make most of her money by writing about the chaps she lures into her bed. That must be a rather large number as, at only 38, she has already written seven autobiographies.

Such a struggle when you’re shy.

13 New City signing Gabriel Jesus is a headline writer's dream Credit: EPA

FOLLOWING my item on new Manchester City’s star Gabriel Jesus (Friday’s column) a friend emails to say that on the back of a toilet door at the Calais ferry terminal is this plea: “If Jesus saves why isn’t he in goal for Charlton?” Good point.

13 Sir Craig Oliver astonishingly ticked the “no publicity” box when he received his knighthood from Prince Charles Credit: PA:Press Association

FORMER No.10 spokesman Sir Craig Oliver astonishingly ticked the “no publicity” box when he received his knighthood from Prince Charles. Why?

If he thought a photo of him kneeling in front of Prince Charles would lead to public ridicule he should relax as his old colleagues have plenty of snaps of him doing the same to David Cameron over the years.

IF you are using a High Street broker for car or home insurance you are overpaying every time.

Publican Norman Kelly had been with his broker in Stoke for 28 years until he received his latest car renewal of £302.

He went on my A Spokesman Said price-comparison site – it’s like GoCompare but fights for the consumer – and got the same cover from Hastings for £207.

The same with column reader David Hambling who had been with Lloyds for years until it wanted £719 for his home and contents so he came to A Spokesman Said and got the same deal for

£177, saving a huge £542. Loyalty does not pay.

Do send your saving stories to kelvin@the-sun.co.uk.

Punnies

13 Keep your punnies coming in

HERE are your latest punning spots . . .

Shoe shop on London’s King’s Road – R. Soles.

Metalwork outfit in Woodcote, Reading – Purdy Gates.

Tea shop in Shrewsbury, Shrops – The Pour House.

Gutter specialists in Liverpool – Guttering Heights.

Sign near a funeral parlour in Sutton, South London – Think Outside The Box.

Restaurant outside Newry, Northern Ireland – Art Bar Funkel.

Builder’s lorry in Durham – Sand and Deliver.

Building maintenance van in York – Can Be Asked.

Outdoor pursuit store in Chesterfield – Now it’s the winter, here’s our discount tents.

Electricity van in Carmarthen, Wales – Down to Earth.

Pet hotel in London – The Paw Seasons.

Love the punnies. Do send more to Kelvin@the-sun.co.uk