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August 15, 2006
Indonesia: Muslim Vigilantes Take Over Sharia Law Enforcement
This makes no sense: the only way to enforce Sharia Law is through moral vigilantism. The problem lies in Sharia itself, not the enforcement: Fears moral vigilantes taking over sharia law
JAKARTA: Islamic law in Aceh province of Indonesia is popular in theory but in practice it encourages moral vigilantism and disproportionately targets women and the poor, a study by the International Crisis Group says.Politicians in Indonesia, officially a secular state, gave Aceh freedom to apply sharia law to criminal justice in 2001, partly in an effort to blunt the strength of the separatist Free Aceh Movement, then fighting for independence.
The effort to develop and enforce sharia has continued since a peace deal was reached with the movement a year ago.[...]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at August 15, 2006 3:30 PM
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