According to CIPS, from 2014 to 2018, 546 people died after consuming alcohol. Audrine says the highest number was in 2018 with more than a hundred deaths. In more recent cases this year, three people died in May in Malang, East Java, and two people were also victims of alcohol smuggling in Depok, West Java, in October. Ahmad Bin Hanbal, a Muslim jurist and founder of Hanbali jurisprudence, has agreed to a total ban on the use of intoxicating substances, whether alcohol or drugs, regardless of the amount consumed. This has led to confusion about the legality of selling alcohol online. Specific procedures for the online sale of alcoholic beverages are necessary for two main reasons. Consumers who select products on a website find it particularly difficult to verify the origin of the drink and avoid consuming unregistered alcohol. Selling alcoholic beverages online also increases the risk of underage drinking if age verification processes are not properly applied during purchase and delivery. Extramarital sex, gambling and the consumption, production and distribution of alcohol are illegal under Sharia law. In February 2010, 16 people died in Yogyakarta and 5 rag sellers were arrested for alcohol poisoning and illegal alcohol production. [33] In September 2010, three Russian Sukhoi fighter jet technicians died in Makassar from methanol poisoning in their drinks. [34] Yogyakarta residents were again affected by poor alcohol production in 2016. [35] Other traditionally produced alcoholic spirits such as Solos Ciu, Manados Cap Tikus and some Balinese Arraks are known as illegal alcohol, also due to the high incidence of alcohol poisoning.
In April 2019, the provincial government of East Nusa Tenggara supported the legal aspect of the production and distribution of Sopi, a traditional local alcoholic beverage. This policy will most likely make sopi the first fully local government-supported alcoholic product in Indonesia. [20] In Indonesia, alcoholic beverages are sold in very few shops and the price is considered high due to the alcohol tax. “Our analysis shows that people turn to alcohol because they don`t have access to legal beverages because it`s expensive or hard to get, but they still want to get the effects of alcoholic beverages,” she said. Twentieth-century Muslim scholars rejected the prior agreement of Muslim scholars (ijma) that alcohol should be completely banned and subject to uniform punishment imposed by the state (hudud). 2. It is necessary to put in place technical systems to verify the age and identity of customers, based on international best practices, in order to prevent the purchase of alcohol by persons who have not yet reached the legal drinking age, advertising or supply of alcohol. The island of Bali, arguably Indonesia`s most popular tourist destination, recorded a total of nearly 6.3 million direct arrivals from foreign tourists in 2019, mainly from Australia and China, but to a lesser extent also from India, the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan. Bali`s economy, 80% of which relies on tourism, contracted sharply in 2020, with many people losing their jobs and even more being forced to take unpaid leave.
With stricter rules on alcohol consumption, it is believed that many tourists do not return to the island, but choose other destinations for their holidays. After his death, some ulema and Islamic leaders disagreed over the regulation of alcohol prohibition. 3. The verification measures shall ensure that the digital distribution system excludes any form of unregistered alcohol. TUV should seek the cooperation of the private sector to develop and implement a strict code of conduct. After a controversial alcohol ban law was passed shortly after it was introduced in 2015, Indonesia`s House of Representatives resumed debate on Tuesday. Islamist politicians from the United Development Party (PPP), the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and the nationalist Gerindra Party tabled a motion in February to resume deliberations on the law. Businessmen who break the regulations could face up to 10 years in prison and a fine of 1 billion rupees ($70,500). People who consume alcoholic beverages would face up to 3 years in prison and fines of Rp 50 million. Historically, alcohol prohibition and punishment are not uniform policies in Islam and Muslim-majority countries. The prohibition of alcohol and the associated penalties are multiple and have been among the most discussed topics since the time of the Prophet Muhammad. During this period, three gradual stages of the prohibition of Khamr (grape alcohol) were mentioned in the Qur`an.
They said that Hudud could only be imposed if the Quran explicitly mentioned punishment and that Prophet Muhammad did not strictly treat alcohol consumption as a Hudud offense. “If the government really wants to prevent the negative effects of alcohol in the community, it should have addressed this issue. But in the bill, they generalize all alcoholic beverages,” Audrine said. She added that the government could have used the high number of deaths from illegal alcohol consumption in 2018 as a case study. On the criminalization of alcohol consumption “We do not agree with the prohibitionist approach of the bill. The bill also stipulates that the law will prohibit all forms of possession, production and consumption. The DVR says there are alcohol-related issues, such as health issues or drunk driving. It`s the same in other countries, but such an approach will never solve the problem,” Rahmawati said. An alcohol ban will be difficult to enforce in Indonesia. The bill was included in the 2020 national legislative agenda after being blocked shortly after its introduction in 2015. One of the law`s supporters, PPP legislator Illiza Sa`aduddin Djamal, said it aims to protect the public from the negative consequences of alcohol consumption. “This bill is about protecting the public from harm, creating order, protecting the public from alcoholics and raising awareness of the dangers of drinking,” she said Wednesday, as reported by kompas.com.
Illiza said there is no specific law regulating the consumption of alcoholic beverages in the country. “It`s only in the penal code, and the regulation is too broad,” she said. First, it was not banned, but he was encouraged to avoid it. Secondly, alcohol poisoning has been banned. Thirdly, there was a total ban on alcohol. She said alcohol was well regulated in the penal code, as well as by presidential decrees, ministerial decrees and other regulations. Instead of banning the online sale of alcoholic beverages, a specific legal framework should take into account the following recommendations: 1. The NA-DFC should repeal Article 29 of Regulation No 8/2020 in order to end confusion as to the legality of online sales.
Coordination with the Ministry of Commerce remains crucial in the process of change to harmonize regulations. Given the similarities with the Narcotic Control Act, a similar situation with alcohol prohibition can be expected. Indonesia has its own traditional alcoholic beverages prepared by fermentation of rice grains, gluten, sugar palm juice and coconut. According to culinary expert William Wongso, the culture of distilled alcohol consumption in Indonesia was never strong, few regions had developed it. [10] The majority of supporters of the law are Islamic parties such as the United Development Party (PPP) and the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) with a total of 69 seats (12.7%) in parliament. They argue that alcohol should be banned because Islam forbids it. Kamali argued that drinking was a taʿzīr offense, so prohibition and punishment are highly dependent on individual circumstances, social conditions, and the discretion of the government or court. Since ancient times, local alcoholic beverages have been developed by the natives of the archipelago. Some panels in the 9th century Borobudur bas-reliefs depicted beverage vendors, warung (small restaurant), and there is a plaque depicting a building depicting people drinking (possibly alcoholic beverages), dancing and having fun, which appears to represent a tavern or hostel.