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Judiciary Reform – 2006

The judiciary reform provision was implemented in 2006. The draft bill was submitted to the parliament in January¹ and the bill was passed by the parliament on 11 June.² The bill came into effect on 1 August 2006 and provided for the establishment of the SyarÕiyah Court and District/City SyarÕiyah Court, which were recognized as the executors of judiciary authority on issues related to religion (Article 15). Nevertheless, only the Muslims in Aceh are subject to such a court system (Article 126).

1. “Indonesia submits draft law on Aceh to parliament,” Agence France Presse, January 27, 2006.
2. “Indonesian media reacts to passing of Aceh governance law,” BBC Monitoring, July 12, 2006.