Aceh govt refuses to sign stoning bylaw

The Aceh provincial government will not sign the controversial Islamic bylaw allowing adulterers to be stoned to death, an official said. Hamid Zein, the head of the legal bureau of the Aceh governor's office, said Thursday that the administration had firmly rejected the bylaw passed by the legislative council on Monday.

"As long as the executive and legislative bodies do not settle differences in the application of *capital punishment by* stoning, the Aceh government will not sign the bylaw," Hamid said. [The Jakarta Post] Read more [via Religious Watch]