Juvenile court bill studied

Wed, 06 Nov 1996, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

BANJARMASIN, South Kalimantan: Experts at the Antasari Islamic
Studies Institute will discuss the controversial bill on juvenile
court, Antara reported yesterday.

The seminar will be held next Wednesday and Thursday, and will
study the bill from various perspectives, including sociological,
legal and educational.

Spokesman Masdari said Minister of Religious Affairs Tarmizi
Taher and the Minister of Justice were expected to attend.

The bill, currently under deliberation by the House of
Representatives, has attracted criticism from Moslem groups for
reportedly violating Islamic teaching on issues such as adoption.

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