The newly inaugurated members of the Aceh Legislative Council are set to revise the sharia bylaw passed by former legislators that stipulate, among others, stoning to death for adulterers.
“The article on stoning needs to be revised most urgently because it is not suitable for the community in Aceh, despite the implementation of Islamic sharia law in the province,” acting legislative speaker Hasbi Abdullah told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
He added the people of Aceh were not ready for such a bylaw because it went against the spirit of basic human rights.
“Moreover, Aceh is currently still being supervised by, and the focus of, international attention,” he said.
“We don’t want Aceh to be regarded as a place that is not friendly to the international community and lax on upholding human rights.”
The Aceh legislature will also amend three other sharia bylaws previously approved by the former legislature.
“The three bylaws passed by the previous legislature are ticking time bombs that will explode if we fail to thoroughly deliberate them, and this is the duty of the new legislature,” Hasbi said.
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