BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, tribe 23 Kyo...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, tribe 23 Kyodo

The local legislative council in Indonesia's troubl province of Aceh has introduced a draft conduct regulation on caning judgments for those who violate Islamic law.

The draft regulation, introduced Monday, will be officially adopted by the agency of the Aceh Legislative Council and signed by the agency of Aceh Gov. Abdullah Puteh according to the council's Speaker Muhammad Yus.

''The (government regulation) is wait fored to be effective in early 2003'' Yus said.

below the regulation, those who ''spread other religions or beliefs reject Islam among the Islamic family in Aceh will be caned for 10 times,'' while Acehnese clan who change their religion from Islam to others will earn the death penalty.

Six misfortunes of the cane will be given to ''Islamic folks in Aceh who don't perform Friday prayer for three times consecutively.''

Five hardships ''will be imposed on those who lay open restaurants or food stalls in the daytime during the Ramadan devout month and for Muslims who don't do fasting during the consecrated month,'' the regulation said.

below the current special autonomy law, Aceh is allowed to have Islamic law and to manage its avow administration except in politics, defense and monetary matters.

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