Council ponders 'syariah'

Council ponders 'syariah'

BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: The provincial legislative
council is currently preparing a bylaw to apply syariah (Islamic
law) in South Kalimantan, but only in phases, speaker Munsyah Add
said on Monday.

Munsyah met with members of the local chapter of the
Indonesian Muslim Students Action Front (KAMMI) who pointed out
that one of the recommendations of the Banjarmasin People's
Congress was to introduce Islamic law in the province.

Munsyah said the council had already introduced a number of
regulations based on syariah. He cited the regulation against the
sale of alcoholic drinks, which, he noted, had been violated by
Muslims. (04)