Some entrepreneurial Acehnese started an English weekly newspaper. Typically I don't pay much attention to it, but a copy landed on my desk today so I was forced to read it during downtime this afternoon.
This story grabbed my interest in this week's 'Aceh World':
"Italian National Arrested for Adultery"
...An Italian, 30 years of age, who works with an international humanitarian organization in Aceh was arrested by the local sharia police for committing adultery with his translator, an Acehnese woman...The local sharia police received an anonymous text message about the whereabout of the pair...The sharia police broke down the front door and caught them red-handed...The Italian was also caught in possession of dried ganja leaves and alcoholic drinks. The suspect will be charged with the crime of possession of narcotics with a maximum penalty of 10 years prison time. The woman suspect will be charged with a violation of the sharia law for committing adultery.
They were caught red-handed! I wonder what that means...
'Aceh World' is like the Hello! and People and National Enquire for Banda! Maybe I should get a subscription.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
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1 comment:
i can pretty much guarantee that will offend the locals. sharia law penalty for adultery is death.
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