THE public is paying close attention to the draft of the qanun (regional regulations) for theft, which is now in its final stage of preparation at the Aceh Office of Islamic Law. The same is true of the draft of the anti-corruption qanun, which is still in the process of being made. A number of parties in Aceh feel that these regulations can compliment each other, as many equate corruption with thievery.

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