US Embassy Collects Publications on Sharia Court of Aceh

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US Embassy has special attention to Sharia Court of Aceh. It collects a lot of publications on this court. For this purpose, Arifin Pramono from Library of Congress Office Southeast Asia, US Embassy visited Sharia Court of Aceh.

“I come to this court for collecting activities published by this court,” he said.

Arifin also said that the Library of Congress is also interested in collecting publication by local governments, universities and other publishers.

According to Drs. H. M. Jamil Ibrahim, SH. MH, Vice Chief of Sharia Court of Aceh, all programs and activities conducted by this court were compiled in some official reports including the Report of Performance Accountability 2011-2012, the Annual Report 2011 -2012 and the Strategic Planning.

Arifin informed that all documents will be a collection of the Library of Congress Washington DC. It will be a valuable treasure on Indonesia and Southeast countries. Researchers and members of American congress will also get benefits from the collection.

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“American congress members are very interested in understanding Aceh in many perspectives. The collection and publication is indeed worth for the sake of research in America,” Arifin said.

Jamil Ibrahim explained that Sharia Court of Aceh is one of court under the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia handling specific cases of family law matters. The court also has jurisdiction in examining certain criminal cases including gambling and immoral conduct.

(Rahmat Arijaya)