People Support Application of Islamic Law in Brunei Darussalam.
Criticism and condemnation from various groups who claim to advocate human rights (Human Rights) did not dampen the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam to implement Islamic law.Strict punishment is expected to lower the crime rate continues to rise in the oil-rich country.
Brunei Darussalam became the world spotlight last few days. Not because of the wealth of the country. But because Islamic Shari'a or Islamic law is implemented in the country recently.
Since Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced the implementation of Sharia in the country, critics from around the world come repeatedly.
The majority considers that the application of Islamic law is considered too cruel.
One of the criticisms leveled professor of political science at the Singapore Islamic Chinyong Joseph Liow, he argued that the older, more sultan conservative thinking.
"The Sultan is at the point where he became increasingly religious both personal and (applied) for the country," he said.
Although many critics flow, the Sultanate of Brunei Darussalam persisted with their decision.
Even so, the Islamic Shari'a is not fully implemented directly, but rather gradually.
Who applied this year is fairly mild punishment such as fines and imprisonment for cases such as Friday prayers are not for men, misconduct and spread of a religion other than Islam.
Full implementation of the new law is very likely done by the end of next year.
Several Hollywood performers responded to the decision of the Sultan of Brunei, of which is a television show host Ellen De Generes and British actor Stephen Fry.
They called for a boycott for Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah owned, because homosexuality is considered a criminal law, but Ellen DeGeneres is a lesbian.
However, the decision to implement Shari'a sultanate was not made in a day or two.
Sultanate parties have put forward a plan that Shari'a implementation in the 1990s, but for some reason the sentence was never implemented.
October last year, there was a notification law enacted, but only on May 1 and officially the Islamic law in force in Brunei Darussalam.
Prior law applied, the sultanate claimed that the crime rate in the country has tripled in 2000-2008.
In 2012 there was an increase of 50 percent for drug abuse offenders. The Sultanate assume it is due to external influences coming from the internet.
"Islam is antiviral against globalization," said Sultan.
Decision sultan who had led for 47 years was supported by the majority Malay Muslim etmis which is 70 percent of the population Bunei.
Only a minority of the population of Malay and non-Muslim population who do not agree with the decision.
Non-Muslim population in Brunei reaches 15 percent of the total population of only 420 thousand inhabitants. The majority are ethnic Chinese Christians, Catholic and Buddhist.
Non-Muslims are worth misgivings, because Islamic law that applies to the public, including for workers in the oil sector are mostly from the Philippines and the Catholic religion. One example of the application of sharia law on the entire population of non-Muslims is not allowed to eat and drink in public places during the fasting month, otherwise they will be fined.
Clothes worn non-Muslim population was set. If the dress is considered too open, they will be sentenced up to six months in jail and a fine of BND 2 thousand (equivalent to Rp 18.4 million). The entire population of the season and non-Muslims must wear the hijab if it works for the government or attending formal occasions.
A total of 8.7 percent of the population are Christians in Brunei Darussalam. It used to be the pastor of the church and closely monitored by the government, now that the law is implemented, it would be much more stringent oversight.
Schools and child care based on non-Muslims are also affected, because parents leave their children is prohibited in non-Muslim daycare.
Punishment for the act is five years imprisonment and or a fine of BND 20 thousand (equivalent Rp 183.8 million).
In law, if parents of different beliefs, religions child will join her parents are Muslim. On the birth certificate is also only include the names of his parents are Muslim.
In addition to the teaching of Islam to students of Islamic religion is also prohibited, even though many Christian schools have a Muslim student.
"Nowadays parents have wanted us to start teaching and learning activities with prayer in Islam," said one Christian school employees whose names do not want dikorankan.
In addition, there are 19 words that should not be used by another religion, for example, the word Allah in reference to God and the word of God, but the word is often used in the Bible in Malay language.
Malay Bible Book that is commonly used in the Christian people of Brunei.
Even so, the government asked people not to panic and assume too Islamic law is cruel, because the application of the applicable law if people do wrong.
In addition, extreme laws such as stoning to go through the detailed proof in court.
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