Religious Courts
Religious courts are for Muslim citizens to resolve matters such as marriage, inheritance and property donated for religious purposes. Religious Courts are located at the district/municipality (kabupaten/ kota) level and there are 343 of these courts of first instance at the regency or city level across Indonesia, including 19 Syariah Courts in Aceh. At the appeal level, Religious High Courts now (2010) number 29,including the recently renamed Mahkamah Syariat (Syariah Court) in Banda Aceh
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