Sharia law has raised its ugly head in yet another place, Indonesia. The penalty for adultery: Death by stoning.
Extremism Spreads Across Indonesian Penal Code
Along with that unbelievable return to Old Testament times, is the imposition of mandatory prayer:
Extremism Spreads Across Indonesian Penal Code
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia — Under Islamic law, or Shariah, the religious police have administered public canings for such things as gambling, prostitution and illicit affairs. But under a new Islamic criminal code that goes into effect this month, the Shariah police will be wielding a new and more potent threat: death by stoning for adulterers.
Along with that unbelievable return to Old Testament times, is the imposition of mandatory prayer:
Just before noon prayers one recent Friday — a mandatory session for men — the Shariah police’s all-female brigade hopped onto a Toyota pickup to begin patrols. Dressed in olive uniforms, the officers hewed to the city center, away from the areas worst hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. They urged stragglers to hurry to the nearest mosque and exhorted the recalcitrant to yield to God’s authority.
“Dear followers of Islam, people of Banda Aceh,” blared a loudspeaker on the Toyota, “our city has applied Shariah. It’s almost praying time. Close all shops, stop all business activities. No more buying and selling.”