Against Islamic Law in Indonesia

May 28, 2001

I absolutely agree with the police's arrest of the leader of the Laskar Jihad (Islamic holy war troops). They have acted against Indonesian law. It must be explicitly stated that Indonesia is not an Islamic country and therefore does not practice Islamic law.

We must be firm that everyone has the right to adhere to a religion but eventually all of us must bow to the Indonesian law. That is why I disagree with the enforcement of Islamic law in A

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