— Jakarata Post reports “Women banned from wearing trousers”:
— “Women wearing jeans and other trousers in West Aceh will now face sharia police, as will clothes vendors selling slacks for women.”
— “West Aceh Regent Ramli M.S. issued the controversial regulation on Tuesday.”
— “Those found wearing tight trousers, such as jeans, will have them cut by sharia police, and will be forced to wear loose-fitting attire.”
— “‘We have issued the regulation to further enforce Islamic sharia granted by the central government,’ Ramli told The Jakarta Post by phone on Tuesday.”
— “To anticipate the huge number of slacks to be cut by police during raids, the West Aceh regency administration has prepared around 7,000 long skirts, which will be provided for free to those caught wearing trousers.”
— “According to Ramli, the new regulation will be effective as of Jan. 1, 2010.”
— “The regulation also prohibits clothes vendors in the regency from selling slacks or jeans to women.”
— “To implement the regulation, the West Aceh administration will issue an order for sharia police to conduct raids and patrols in every district in the regency.”