As we know,  investment opportunities in Liquor in Indonesia stated in President Deed Number 10 2021 about the Field of Investment Business since February 2nd. Shortly after the Deed legitimated, polemics such rejection and denial spread among Indonesian people especially muslim community. Joko Widodo, The president of Indonesia officially announced the Liquor investment deed has been cancelled on Tuesday (03/02). 

Why The Polemics Occur?

Indonesia have the largest number of muslim people in the world. In muslim Liquor is one of haraam or prohibited drink to consume. So one of the factors is that polemics can occur due to the majority background of Indonesian civil society but it is just an assumption. Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) researcher Pingkan Audrine Kosijungan assessed morality issues and regulatory issues are two different issues.

The opening of investments does not necessarily implicate liquor consumption, whose restrictions, from sales procedures to consumer age standard, are already regulated through a number of government rules.

Indonesian Liquor Entrepreneur Association (APMBI) Response

Instead of protesting, President Commissioner of PT Delta Djakarta Tbk Sarman Simanjorang judged the decision to be right in the heat of the pros and cons in the community.

"In our opinion this repeal is very appropriate, because if this will be prolonged there are pros and cons of less productive debates so that what happens to issue the formula of truth of each," he told CNBC Indonesia, Tuesday (03/02).

The magnitude of the counter vote in the community could be reduced if the government could be more anticipatory and vigorously conduct socialization from the beginning. Sarman assessed that there is a potential for the community to only understand the investment of liquor intended for all regions in Indonesia, whereas there are only four areas that get permission.

Many regions in Indonesia have local culture and wisdom in drinking wine. Not a few also depend on his life from this industry. The presence of new investments was initially to be able to develop and make it even bigger.