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The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has strongly urged the Jakarta administration to sell its shares in a publicly listed brewery, saying that the government could be seen as a promoter of alcohol, considered haram or forbidden under sharia.

A member of the MUI review commission, Cholil Nafis, said the city administration should not allow profit to get in the way of producing a better policy for Jakarta residents.

“Clearly, alcohol is not good to consume and the city administration is certainly not playing a role in educating the people by supporting a brewery,” Cholil told The Jakarta Post on Wednesday.

Your comments:

So, the MUI wants to exercise sharia and set aside the Constitution?

Who are these people in MUI? The official representatives of Indonesian Islamic Republic, which was banned when found in Indramayu?

If the MUI is allowed to continue issuing such decrees, it will also stop the arrival of tourists from western countries who wear bikinis when swimming in pools.

Widya Utama
Bergen, Norway

Soon the capital of Indonesia will be Denpasar, Bali, because nobody wants to be in the same city or do business where fanatics exist. This would be great for Bali, I think.

Brian Potter
Jakarta

I think the MUI should stick to religious affairs and keep away from government matters.

Rastaman
Bali

If you want sharia, go to Aceh. Meanwhile, let intelligent, analytical people think for themselves.

Mauriceg
Sanur, Bali

You shouldn’t sell those shares. It’s equivalent to selling forbidden stuff!

Just give them all to me.

Akke Tangka
Jakarta