What could possibly go wrong? “In the latest of public whippings in Aceh, a prosecutor on December 5 took a cane to six family members who each received five to eight lashes for playing poker for money at a coffee shop. Such floggings have significantly increased recently in Aceh province, not only for gambling, but also for drinking alcohol and engaging in relationships deemed illicit. Violators face a choice of caning, jail time or paying a fine in gold.” And so Aceh slips farther into darkness and oppression.
“Indonesian Province to Expand Sharia Law,” by Steve Herman, Voice of America, December 12, 2014:
Indonesia has the world’s largest Muslim population and a legal system based on Dutch civil law and Indonesian government regulations. But in a 2001 compromise with separatists, Aceh province in Sumatra island’s north was allowed to implement Sharia law.
Since then, religious justice has become increasingly strict — and, for some residents, uncomfortable, at the very least.
Justice?
In the latest of public whippings in Aceh, a prosecutor on December 5 took a cane to six family members who each received five to eight lashes for playing poker for money at a coffee shop.
Such floggings have significantly increased recently in Aceh province, not only for gambling, but also for drinking alcohol and engaging in relationships deemed illicit. Violators face a choice of caning, jail time or paying a fine in gold.
Sharia police squads target women for immodest dress — such as wearing tight-fitting clothing or not keeping their hair under a scarf. Both women and men can be nabbed for exposing their legs.
Local civil rights advocates, such as Ayu Ningsih, say Sharia law was not wanted nor needed in a place already, as she puts it, “99 percent Islamic.”
“Officers enforcing Sharia law wrongly interpret it,” she says. “Women end up being the primary targets.”…
Yes, wrong interpretations of Sharia are apparently rampant. Now, why is that? And why is Sharia so often misunderstood in a misogynistic direction?
particolor says
All GOLD Donations from Infidels will be Accepted by Sharia Law next time the Ocean comes in to meet them !!
Ayatrollah says
Allah tested aceh with the ocean thing a few years back.
Just by casual observation, Indonesia seem to be becoming MORE Islamic. I think it is from the pride and honor that comes from the Islamic state. They could swing deeply into radical Islam, or move away from it as world condition change.
particolor says
Yes I thought I would mention that in passing !!
These Men were Caned for playing cards and not paying Halal Extortion on the Winnings !!
Salah says
“Both women and men can be nabbed for exposing their legs.”
Muhammad the prophet of Islam used to expose more than just his legs!!!
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2010/03/muhammad-and-nudity-mahomet-et-la.html
mortimer says
Hadiths reveal that Mohammed relaxed all the rules he made and enforced upon others. He relaxed the rules of monotheism, the rules of fasting, for the number of wives permitted, for torture, for rape, for plunder…but only for himself or for his own benefit.
Mohammed was a true cult leader like so many other devious cult leaders.
john spielman says
muhammed-pbuh* is a poster child for a typical narcissistic psychopath! pbuh* perpetual banishment unto hell
PRCS says
“Indonesian Province to Expand Sharia Law”
Shari’ah MEANS Islamic law, and using the phrase “shari’ah law” is like saying “law law”.
Here’s how it should read:
Indonesian Province to Expand Islamic Law
Scott says
Disgusting, rotten bastards.
That’s no way to live…unless your one of their maggots.
Angemon says
And, as usual, it’s just the same “they got it all wrong” excuse, without mentioning what and how was “misinterpreted”.
Is it still “moderate indonesia” when they keep empowering “extremists”?
mortimer says
Sharia law begins small and then through the thin edge of the wedge, expands itself until it becomes a monster that removes all human rights and civil liberties from women and ‘others’.
mortimer says
ISLAM! The Bronze Age POLITICAL system of intolerance, misogyny and the removal of modern human rights!
particolor says
And Heads !!
Yun says
I have been a silent lurker but I think this time I need to clarify something, at least to make you more understand about Islam in Indonesia. I am an Indonesian, born and grow up here. I am also a christiant.
The thing at Aceh is not new. It has been going for some times now. Anything about sharia there wouldn’t surprise anyone here. Yes, the law is restrictive and horrible. But rest assured, it is but one province and the worse Aceh got, the more people in other province seeing sharia law as a bad thing. Indonesia is not on her way to become like middle east. Not yet. I have read people talking in national forum here about Aceh and their comment wasn’t supportive to sharia at all. Aceh is rather a loss cause. The sharia there happen because of government compromise with the separatist movement years ago (this article has pointed that – it is the truth). The hope for Aceh to change I think can only happen if the people there has got enough and revolt. I think the probability that happen is quite big as the law there getting more and more ridiculous.
Instead of worrying about Indonesia become like middle east, I ask for your prayer. There is survey conducted here that show that the percentage of islam is getting lower and lower (it is now at eighties from nineties percent) and in the other hand christianity is growing. Islam maybe a majority in this country but it doesn’t have hold in all place/province in Indonesia. The east side of Indonesia is dominated by christianity. Bali (I think this province name would be familiar to many of you) is dominated by hindu religion. So please pray for us here, so that the muslim may see the truth and the light from God.
BC says
So you think that 90% down to 80% is a good sign, 80% is still a huge majority, A long way to go before strict Islam is in decline Nearly all Islamic states
are tending towards more sharia and repression. Eg. Brunae has introduced sharia law and supposedly ‘liberal’ Malaysia is getting more strict also. As a Christian you should know the situation of Christians is bleak. Muslims even in Western countries when surveyed 60 -70% crave sharia and think it should be the ONLY law for the country in which they live!
Yun says
It is a start. And for our country, that percentage decrease is rather big number. The number of people here is increasing. So if Islam percentage is decreasing despite the birth rate is increasing, it means a lot. There is always hope. If anything, Islam in my country worsen ever since those moslem from Arab and other middle east come here and spread their teaching and their seed to our women. There are still places here when diverse religion live in peace. You have to know, Indonesia is multicultural to the core. Different religion is treated just like different clan (we have lots of clan with their own language and culture here).
Yes, the Islam here is getting more and more radical. But that doesn’t mean we just then lose all hope and saying “this is the end”. There is still hope.
Indidel Aussie says
Living in Australia ,Indonesia is right on our doorstep and I would not trust them as far as. Many of our politicians cant do enough to appease them especially those on the left who stupidly fail to see them as any future security threat to us . Indonesia takes billions in foreign aid from us then practically spits in our faces in return
particolor says
Please Explain ?? PRACTICALLY !!
Infidel Aussie says
Well given in 2003, 88 of our citizens were killed and hundreds more maimed in a jihadist attack in Bali while there was a failed bid to blow up the Australian Embassy in Jakarta in 2004 when the massive car bomb when off several hundred metres too early .More recently there have been large anti Australian demonstrations in Indonesia including the burning of Australian flags and effigies of our current Prime Minister Abbott. Beyond Aceh several other Provinces are talking about introducing Sharia Law
Given the history of volatility among muslim dominated nations it wouldn’t take much in the next 5, 10 or 20 years for a radical Islamic Regime to take over in Indonesia and where does that leave Australia. An Iran on our front door and in any conflict in Indonesia what about our growing and increasingly extremist Islamic population within. No prizes for guessing whose side they would take.
particolor says
That is Exactly what I meant with PRACTICALLY !!..
But the Mudoch Press doesn’t mention them Carrying on about The Speedo Kid here ??
sidney penny says
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline/story/sharia-showdown
Dateline gets a rare glimpse into life under sharia law in Indonesia – on patrol with police in Aceh as they hand out harsh punishments to anyone breaking Islamic law.
The police chief of the Indonesian province of Langsa in Aceh wants to see people beaten and even killed… not by criminals, but by his officers enforcing sharia law.
Patrick Abboud gets unprecedented access to follow Captain Ibrahim Latif and his notorious sharia police as they go out on patrol.
A policewoman from Aceh tells Patrick, “Women who wear tight clothes are inviting bad things to happen to them, such as rape. Actually, crime happens because we invite it.”
Women are caned in public for breaking Islamic dress code and men for gambling or drinking alcohol – and punishments are set to get even worse if Captain Latif has it his way.
He tells Patrick, “The usual punishment for adultery is that they are buried in the ground on the road. The man is buried up to his waist at a crossroads and whoever passes by has to throw a stone at him until he dies. A married woman would be buried to the neck and be stoned until she dies.”
Although the majority of Acehenese are devout Muslims, it’s the heavy handed and unforgiving enforcement of Captain Latif that’s the issue here.
Human rights groups are pressuring the Indonesian Government to step in, but there’s such fear that even Patrick has to hurriedly leave Aceh after coming under scrutiny for questioning the law.
See his fascinating insight above, plus read our SBS explainer with more information about sharia law.
plus a Transcript
particolor says
THE RELIGION ? OF PIECE..