No authorisation for interfaith marriages, says Indonesia’s Supreme Court

The Supreme Court building in Central Jakarta. - Courtesy of the Supreme Court

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Newtwork): 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 (July 17).