"Indonesia should be able to apply that (example of Malaysias Economic Sharia system) to avoid inequalities in wealth, since it will lead to conflict," Chairman of the Advisory Board of Indonesias Council of Ulemas (MUI), Din Syamsuddin, stated here on Wednesday.
Din made the remarks after presiding over the 6th plenary session of MUI Advisory Council meeting held under the theme, "Strategy to Raise People Economy."
The former general chairman of Muhammadiyah (one of Indonesian major Muslim organizations) further said that Malaysia, that has a majority Muslim population just like Indonesia, has successfully applied the Economic Sharia system.
According to him, economic development system since the New Order era was not yet aligned with the interests of the Muslims as a major group in Indonesia.
Thus, Din pointed out that there needs to be policy to set this right and economic justice should be constitutionally mandated.
In an effort to implement such a policy to align the economy and ensure economic justice, there must be a law to regulate the national economic system, Din explained, referring to the ruling of article 33 of the 1945 Constitution.(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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