Morals police in West Aceh target women over clothing

Updated June 14, 2010 18:57:36


In indonesia, the morals police in West Aceh recently handed out 20 000 long skirts to women who were wearing tight jeans, which are regarded by some as too revealing. It was part of a tightening of the Islamic law known as Sharia Law.

Presenter: Jennifer Macey
Speaker: Tengku Faisal Ali, spokesman for the Himpunan Ulama Dayah Aceh; Professor Damien Kingsbury, Deakin University; Muhammad Yahya, the secretary-general of the Aceh Party