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14 December 2011 Last updated at 11:08 GMT
Indonesia's Aceh punks shaved for 're-education'
By Karishma Vaswani BBC News, Jakarta
Dozens of young men and women have been detained for being "punk" and
disturbing the peace in Aceh, Indonesia's most devoutly Muslim province. They
are being held in a remedial school, where they are undergoing "re-education".
Rights groups have expressed concern after photographs emerged of the young men
having their mohawks and funky hairstyles shaved off by Aceh's police.
They look sullen and frightened as they are forced into a communal bath.
But Aceh's police say they are not trying to harm the youths, they are trying
to protect them.
The 64 punks, many of whom are from as far away as Bali or Jakarta, were picked
up on Saturday night during a local concert.
Aceh police spokesman Gustav Leo says there have been complaints from residents
nearby.
The residents did not like the behaviour of the punks and alleged that some of
them had approached locals for money.
Morals unmatched
Mr Leo stressed that no-one had been charged with any crime, and there were no
plans to do so.
They have now been taken to a remedial school in the Seulawah Hills, about 60km
(37 miles) away from the provincial capital Banda Aceh.
"They will undergo a re-education so their morals will match those of other
Acehnese people," says Mr Leo.
But activists say the manner in which the young people have been treated is
humiliating and a violation of human rights.
Aceh Human Rights Coalition chief Evi Narti Zain says the police should not
have taken such harsh steps, accusing them of treating children like criminals.
"They are just children, teenagers, expressing themselves," she says.
"Of course there are Acehnese people who complained about them - but regardless
of that, this case shouldn't have been handled like this. They were doused with
cold water, and their heads were shaved - this is a human rights violation.
Their dignity was abused."
But Mr Leo disagrees.
"We didn't arrest them, they haven't committed any criminal offence," he says.
"They are Aceh's own children - we are doing this for their own good. Their
future could be at risk. We are re-educating them so they don't shame their
parents."
This is the second time Aceh's police have clamped down on punks in the
province, which is the only province in Indonesia allowed to implement shariah
law.
There is a thriving underground punk music scene in Aceh, but many punk-lovers
are viewed suspiciously by local residents.
Many of the young teens sport outrageous hairstyles, in keeping with punk
culture, but against the norms of the keenly religious in Aceh.
Aceh is one of the most devout Muslim provinces in Indonesia, and observers say
it has becoming increasingly more conservative since Islamic law was
implemented a few years ago.
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