http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2010/03/29/islamic-organizations-tasikmalaya-demand-syaria-bylaw.html
Islamic organizations in Tasikmalaya demand Syaria bylaw The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Mon, 03/29/2010 4:56 PM | National Thousands of people from a number of Islamic organizations grouped at the Forum of Islamic Community (FUI) rallied at the office of the Tasikmalaya mayor on Monday, demanding the mayoralty to endorse the syaria bylaw for the region. "Our visit here is to fight for the syariah bylaw," rally coordinator Acep Sofyan was quoted by Antara as saying. "We demand that the mayoralty immediately implement the bylaw." The Tasikmalaya legislative council has passed bylaw No. 12/2009 on development based on Islamic syaria, but the administration is reluctant to implement it and has not issued any implementing regulations. Representatives of the Muslim groups then met with the secretary of the Tasikmalaya mayoralty's secretary Tiro Indra Setiadi and a number of local officials. During the meeting, they again reiterated their demand for the mayoralty to implement what the local legislative council had decided for the people, the syaria bylaw. They also demand the mayoralty to establish a special law enforcement agency to implement the syaria bylaw. -- Teddy
