Indonesian lawmakers propose bill to ban alcohol consumption: Report
Two Islamic parties have proposed legislation that would ban all consumption of alcoholic drinks and bring jail terms of up to two years for offenders in Indonesia, home to the world`s largest Muslim population, the Jakarta Post said on Tuesday.
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Jakarta: Two Islamic parties have proposed legislation that would ban all consumption of alcoholic drinks and bring jail terms of up to two years for offenders in Indonesia, home to the world`s largest Muslim population, the Jakarta Post said on Tuesday.
"Under the bill, consuming alcoholic beverages could land a person in jail as it will be treated similarly to drug trafficking," the daily quoted a member of one of the two parties as saying.
The bill seeks to ban the sale, production, distribution and consumption of all beverages containing more than one percent of alcohol, according to the national newspaper.
Indonesia has seen fast-growing sales of alcoholic drinks such as the popular Bintang beer brand brewed by PT Multi Bintang Indonesia Tbk.
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