National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) head Comr Gen Suhardi Alius (left) and Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) head Ma'ruf Amin in Jakarta on March 22. - The Jakarta Post
Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) chairman Ma'ruf Amin stated on Saturday that a caliphate, a system of Islamic rule under a leader considered a successor to Prophet Muhammad, was not suitable for Indonesia, since the country had adopted the system of a republic.
"A republic as the foundation of the nation has been agreed. We don't need to talk about a caliphate anymore," he said after the opening of an economic congress in Jakarta.
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