German Tourists Detained by Sharia Police for Wearing Bathing Suits

Two German tourists were detained by local authorities for wearing bathing suits while taking a swim at a beach in Lhokseumawe, Aceh.

University students Andre Brun as well as Dominika Czatskova were enjoying the beach of Ujung Blang, Lhokseumawe on April 12 when they were reported to the police by locals for wearing bathing shorts as well as a bikini. The locals complained to sharia police, the religious authority in Aceh whose main task is usually to enforce sharia rules inside province.

Brun as well as Czatskova were then taken for questioning as they were considered to have violated the religious rules of which apply in Aceh. nevertheless the couple pleaded of which they were innocent as they were unaware of the appliance of sharia law inside province, saying of which they did not know they had done anything wrong. This specific eventually saved them through being legally processed.

As reported by BBC Indonesia, Head of Sharia police in Lhokseumawe, M Irsyadi, decided to Discharge the couple. “The local government [in Lhokseumawe] is usually not taking This specific too seriously because of which was unintentional. They did This specific because they were not aware [of the sharia law],” he told reporters.

Brun as well as Czatskova later made an apology statement to the people of Lhokseumawe before leaving the province on Thursday, April 14.

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