Local wisdom cannot be pretext for legalizing liquor: MUI Chairman 1st March 2021
Chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) M. Cholil Nafis. Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Chairman M. Cholil Nafis was vociferous in emphasizing that liquor cannot be legalized on grounds of adhering to local wisdom. On the basis of local wisdom, liquor still cannot be legalized, Nafis notified reporters in Jakarta on Monday in response to the government s policy to allow investment in the liquor industry in several provinces. I personally do not agree with the liquor investment, although it is only permitted in four provinces, he remarked.