Adulterers face stoning in Indonesia's Aceh.Summary: Muslims who commit adultery in Indonesia's Aceh province may be stoned to death under a controversial new sharia or Islamic law Noun 1. Islamic law - the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state" sharia, sharia law, shariah, shariah law passed by the local parliament on Monday. Muslims who commit adultery in Indonesia's Aceh province may be stoned to death under a controversial new sharia or Islamic law passed by the local parliament on Monday. "All parties agreed unanimously to pass the bill into a law, including the article stipulating the punishment of death PUNISHMENT OF DEATH. The deliberate killing, according to the forms of law,, of a person who has been lawfully convicted of certain crimes. See Capital crimes. by stoning," parliamentary special hearing chairman Bachron M Rasyid told reporters. "This law will be effective in 30 days with or without the approval of Aceh's governor," he said. The "qanun jinayat", or sharia, Islamic law, for crimes, covers adultery, consumption of alcohol, rape and homosexuality. Adultery is punishable by stoning to death, while other punishments include caning, gold fines and imprisonment Imprisonment See also Isolation. Alcatraz Island former federal maximum security penitentiary, near San Francisco; “escapeproof.” [Am. Hist.: Flexner, 218] Altmark, the German prison ship in World War II. [Br. Hist. . The administration of Aceh Governor Irwandi Yusuf Irwandi Yusuf (born in Bireuen, Nanggröe Aceh Darussalam, August 2, 1960), is current Governor of Aceh between 2007-2012. He won NAD regional election 2006 from independent candidate (non-party), along with Muhammad Nazar, S. Ag. as his partner. , a former rebel fighter of the separatist Free Aceh Movement The Free Aceh Movement (Indonesian: Gerakan Aceh Merdeka or simply GAM), also known as the Aceh Sumatra National Liberation Front (ASNLF), was a separatist group seeking independence for the Aceh region of Sumatra from Indonesia. , is opposed to the strict sharia law Noun 1. sharia law - the code of law derived from the Koran and from the teachings and example of Mohammed; "sharia is only applicable to Muslims"; "under Islamic law there is no separation of church and state" Islamic law, sharia, shariah, shariah law . It had urged a delay in the bill's deliberation. The provincial government initially proposed the law but now says it rejects some of the clauses added by parliament and wants to make some further revisions. The law replaces elements of the civil code with sharia or Islamic law. It stipulates punishments of up to 100 lashes of the cane for unmarried people who commit adultery and death by stoning for married people. Aceh is the only province in predominantly Muslim Indonesia to use sharia for its legal code, introduced as part of an autonomy deal in 2002. It had previously only partially adopted sharia law, enforcing modest Muslim dress codes, mandatory prayers five times a day, fasting and the giving of alms to the poor. The Islamic law code was introduced under a broad autonomy package granted by Indonesia's central government in 2001 to pacify pac·i·fy tr.v. pac·i·fied, pac·i·fy·ing, pac·i·fies 1. To ease the anger or agitation of. 2. To end war, fighting, or violence in; establish peace in. the hard-line Muslim region's demand for independence. Separatists in Aceh had been fighting the Indonesian government since 1976 until a peace deal in 2005. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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