Indonesian Ulema Council urges swift action on LGBTQ regulations

The Indonesian Ulema Council (KUII) VIII has called on the government and the House of Representatives (DPR RI) to swiftly enact regulations aimed at preventing and addressing issues related to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) individuals. This demand was formalized as one of the key recommendations from Commission D, which focuses on politics, law, defense, security, and national development.

Ihsan Tanjung, a representative of Commission D and Deputy Secretary General of MUI for Law, presented the recommendations during the closing session of KUII VIII in Jakarta. The commission urged the government not only to draft national-level regulations but also to encourage the creation of similar laws at the regional level. "We urge the ratification and enforcement of laws and regulations governing the prevention and handling of LGBTQ through Draft Laws and Regional Regulations," Tanjung stated while reading the recommendations.

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We urge the ratification and enforcement of laws and regulations governing the prevention and handling of LGBTQ through Draft Laws and Regional Regulations.

Beyond the LGBTQ issue, Commission D also proposed several strategic measures in law and governance. Notably, it called for the formation of a Special Task Force to resolve corruption cases involving the former Junior Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah. Commission D emphasized that the resolution of such cases must be transparent and uphold integrity to maintain public trust in the legal system.

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Resolved transparently, with integrity, to maintain public trust in the law in Indonesia.

Further recommendations included urging MUI to issue a fatwa prohibiting political intervention in the judiciary, thereby strengthening judicial independence. Commission D also proposed the establishment of a National Ethics Court as the highest body to handle ethical violations across all public institutions. "We encourage the formation of a National Ethics Court as the apex of justice to handle ethical violations at all levels of public institutions," Tanjung added.

In the political sphere, Commission D recommended reforms to the political and electoral systems, focusing on enhancing integrity, transparency, accountability, merit-based cadre development, and improving the quality of national leadership to be trustworthy and prioritize public interest. The congress also pushed for the acceleration of other strategic regulations, including those concerning the prohibition of online gambling, the Asset Seizure Bill for corruptors, the regulation of Islamic bankruptcy within the Bankruptcy Law, and revisions to the Arbitration Law to include Islamic dispute resolution mechanisms.

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We encourage the formation of a National Ethics Court as the apex of justice to handle ethical violations at all levels of public institutions.