TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Head of Art and Culture Department of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Cholil Ridwan, has not been informed about the notion of enforcing fatwa on flogging and death penalty for homosexual. He only said that the law indeed applies in Saudi Arabia.
Previously, as cited on Gay Star News, MUI Commissioner Hasanuddin AF has issued such fatwa on March 3, 2015, following an emerging trend of the sexual disorientation. "However, MUI does not apply Islamic Law in Indonesia," he told Tempo on Monday, March 16.
Cholil responded and said that Hasanuddin might have only been explaining about punishment on homosexuals. "I believe that the reporter might have quoted the wrong thing. MUI will not apply that in Indonesia," he said.
Islamic law in Indonesia stands for a combination of laws in the nation, including customary law and adopted law. "It is not purely Islamic Law," said Cholil.
DEWI SUCI RAHAYU