JAKARTA: Medan’s recently issued ban on roadside sales of non-halal meat has met with a backlash as critics condemned the policy as discriminatory toward non-Muslim vendors and a threat to the North Sumatra capital’s multicultural identity.
Lamsiang Sitompul, a representative of a local pork traders’ community, called on Mayor Rico Waas to revoke the ban, warning that vendors would stage a rally in front of the mayor’s office and the local Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) building if the policy is not withdrawn.
