2 3 Oct ober ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁as ▁st ip ulated ▁by ▁the ▁q an un . ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁q an uns ▁that ▁it ▁replaced , ▁Q an un ▁No . 6 ▁increased ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁off ences ▁pun ish able ▁under ▁Islam ic ▁law ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁sever ity ▁of ▁pun ishment . ▁Under ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁laws , ▁the ▁maximum ▁number ▁of ▁can ing ▁stro kes ▁was ▁set ▁at ▁ 4 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁practice ▁it ▁rarely ▁exceed ed ▁ 1 2 , ▁but ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁law ▁set ▁the ▁minimum ▁number ▁of ▁stro kes ▁at ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁the ▁maximum ▁at ▁ 1 5 0 . ▁ ▁Possible ▁expansion ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁A ce h ' s ▁sh aria ▁and ▁human ▁rights ▁b ureau ▁started ▁conduct ing ▁research ▁and ▁consult ing ▁public ▁opinion ▁for ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁capital ▁pun ishment , ▁specifically ▁be head ing , ▁as ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁severe ▁cr imes ▁such ▁as ▁murder . ▁ ▁Pro vis ions ▁ ▁Q an un ▁A ce h ▁No . ▁ 6 ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁( known ▁as ▁the ▁Q an un ▁Jin ay at ) ▁is ▁the ▁latest ▁revision ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁criminal ▁law ▁implementation ▁in ▁A ce h . ▁It ▁criminal izes ▁the ▁consumption ▁and ▁production ▁of ▁liqu or ▁( called ▁ ▁k ham ar ▁in ▁the ▁law ), ▁g