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Aceh's dual system leads to murky jurisprudence: Study
National 4 years ago

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Aceh's dual system leads to murky jurisprudence: Study

An independent study on the application of sharia in Aceh has found that the dual application of the Criminal Code and the province's Qanun Jinayat frequently results in judicial murkiness.
Aceh authorities suspend caning of child rapist after he suffers severe bruising
National 5 years ago

Aceh authorities suspend caning of child rapist after he suffers severe bruising

Prosecutors said the convict was to be lashed 169 times after serving 180 days in prison.
Hundreds caned under sharia in Aceh
Politics 8 years ago

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Hundreds caned under sharia in Aceh

More than 530 people have been caned under Aceh’s Islamic law since its enactment on Oct. 23, 2015, including dozens of men and women who were punished for victimless crimes like kissing, fornication and sodomy.
Qanun Jinayat provokes over-criminalization of LGBT people, vunerable groups: ICJR
National 8 years ago

Qanun Jinayat provokes over-criminalization of LGBT people, vunerable groups: ICJR

The Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (ICJR) has lambasted the Aceh administration’s Islamic criminal code bylaw, or Qanun Jinayat, saying it could potentially provoke discrimination and over-criminalization of LGBT communities and other vulnerable groups.
13 people caned for indecency in Aceh
National 9 years ago

13 people caned for indecency in Aceh

Seven men and six women were publicly caned in the front yard of the Al Ikhlas Mosque in Gampong Keuramat, Kuta Alam subdistrict of Banda Aceh on Monday for violating Aceh's Islamic bylaws.
Aceh to issue islamic bylaw on places of worship
National 9 years ago

Aceh to issue islamic bylaw on places of worship

The Aceh administration and the Aceh Provincial Legislative Council (DPRA) plan to issue a qanun (sharia-based bylaw) on places of worship and guidance for inter-religious harmony this year. The move is said to be an attempt to strengthen religious tolerance in Indonesia's western most province.
Dozens of women stopped in Aceh for straddling motorcycles
National 9 years ago

Dozens of women stopped in Aceh for straddling motorcycles

Aceh's sharia police officers, locally known as the Wilayatul Hisbah, stopped dozens of women caught not riding motorcycles side-saddle and for not wearing appropriate Islamic attire in on Wednesday.
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