MUI: Statement by Tengku Zulkarnain on the MCC's Personal Statement of Opinion

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Zainut Tauhid Saadi, vice president of the Indonesian Council of Ulemas, said that Tengku Zulkarnain's statement on the draft law on the elimination of badual violence (PKS law) was a personal opinion or did not represent the 39; organization.

"What was reported by Ustadz Tengku Zulkarnain about the government will legalize adultery through the PKS Bill is a form of personal statement and not on behalf of the MUI organization," Zainut said at the press on Wednesday (13/03/2019), to journalists Antara.

So, he said, the MUI was not responsible for the statement.

Zainut also denied that what Tengku had disclosed was based on the results of studies conducted by MUI's expert staff or by the Legislation and Legislation Commission (Kumdang).

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Tengku, he said, mentioned in the MUI study that the PKS Bill contained an article on the government's obligation to provide contraceptives to couples of teenagers and young people who wanted have bad.

"Thus, what TZ transmits is totally unfounded and constitutes a form of negligence," he said.

Zainut said, the MUI had serious attention to the PKS bill. In this respect, the MUI entrusts the Kumdang Commission and the Fatwa Commission with the task of evaluating and deepening the PKS bill.

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The results of the MUI study, he added, would be recommended to the RDP and the government, to use as input and improvement so that the PKS bill does not conflict with the religious values ​​and Pancasila.

Zainut said the MUI called on all parties, especially religious leaders, the public and political elites, to exercise greater wisdom, to be more cautious in expressing their views. opinions.

Caution, he said, would avoid false news that could create conflict and noise in the community.

After reviewing the content of RUUP-KS, I did not find the article on the provision of contraception by the government to couples of young people and young people who wish to have marital relationships. I hereby revoke the contents of my lecture on this subject. And excuse us for having the wrong entry.

– tengkuzulkarnain (@ustadtengkuzul) March 11, 2019

Previously, Tengku Zulkarnain had apologized for his lecture on the PKS bill. This was transmitted via a Twitter account.

"After reviewing the content of RUUP-KS, I did not find the article on the provision of contraception by the government to couples of young people and young people who wish to have marital relationships. I hereby revoke the contents of my lecture on this subject. And excuse you for having misunderstoodhe wrote.