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No authorisation for interfaith marriages, says Indonesia’s Supreme Court
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The justices argued that the Marriage Law treats marriage solely from a religious perspective.
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JAKARTA – Indonesia’s Supreme Court has prohibited lower courts from granting any request to legalise interfaith marriage as a requirement for registration at the civil registry office, quashing hope that the state will allow and facilitate interfaith marriages.
The prohibition was stipulated in a circular issued on Monday.
