Banda Aceh, 10 June (AKI) - A patrol car belonging to the Sharia police in the Indonesian province of Banda Aceh has been attacked that has raised concern about a backlash against Islamic law.
The car was firebombed by at least four people using Molotov cocktails outside the Sharia police headquarters in a small village in Banda Aceh on Monday. It was the first time police have been the target of such an attack.
"The attack is a sign of resistance by the population against Sharia laws, that are unfair in Aceh," said Fuad Mardhatillah, religion and philosophy professor at the Islamic State Institute Ar-Raniry in an interview with Adnkronos International (AKI) on Tuesday. Read more ...
The car was firebombed by at least four people using Molotov cocktails outside the Sharia police headquarters in a small village in Banda Aceh on Monday. It was the first time police have been the target of such an attack.
"The attack is a sign of resistance by the population against Sharia laws, that are unfair in Aceh," said Fuad Mardhatillah, religion and philosophy professor at the Islamic State Institute Ar-Raniry in an interview with Adnkronos International (AKI) on Tuesday. Read more ...
Source: AKI
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