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Some regencies of Indonesia to ban alcohol sales

July 09, 2013

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JAKARTA, Indonesia – The sale and distribution of alcohol could be banned in some parts of Indonesia after Muslim hardliners won a legal victory Thursday (July 4th), local media reported.

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The Supreme Court accepted a judicial review filed by the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) abolishing a 1997 presidential decree that prevented local administrations from prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages. Local administrations are now free to ban the sale and distribution of alcohol in their areas, The Jakarta Post reported.

More than 22 regencies and municipalities, including Tangerang in Banten and Depok and Indramayu in West Java, have issued by-laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol. "All Indonesian Muslims are overjoyed," said Salim Alatas, head of the FPI's Jakarta branch. "The ruling has saved generations from the negative impact of alcohol."

The court issued the ruling in mid-June but only announced it late last week.

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