Via Jakarta Globe:

The morality police in Aceh are on the prowl once again as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan approaches, increasing the frequency of their raids against… crimes of fashion.

The province’s shariah police, known as Wilayatul Hisbah, has roped in the police and the military to help in the raids, to be held “day and night to minimize shariah violations” — but which are targeted almost entirely at women wearing clothes deemed too figure-hugging.

“The raids were against motorcyclists, in order to uphold Islamic shariah,” Samsudin, the WH’s head of enforcement, told the Jakarta Globe on Thursday.

He added that the first series of raids on Wednesday netted 99 people — 94 of them women “wearing tight outfits,” and five men wearing “pants that expose the knees.”

Both are considered beyond fashion faux pas, actually meriting a place in local statutes and punishable by imprisonment.

Samsudin said none of those stopped on Wednesday were arrested. Instead, their names were taken down, and they were warned that if they were caught again they could face up to 20 days in jail.

HT: ROP