The Jakarta Post:
The Supreme Court has accepted a judicial review filed by hard-line group the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) abolishing a presidential decree that prevented local administrations from prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages.
With the abolition of the 1997 decree on the control of alcoholic drinks, local administrations are now free to ban the sale and distribution of alcohol in their areas.
More than 22 regencies and municipalities, including Tangerang in Banten, and Depok and Indramayu in West Java, have issued bylaws prohibiting the sale of alcohol.
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