Vitorio Mantalean, Jakarta – Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) suspects that a "smuggled article" has been inserted into the General Election Commission (KPU) Regulation on the nomination of legislative members in the 2024 elections.

The smuggled article, which covers the national House of Representatives (DPR), the provincial, regency and municipal Regional Houses of Representatives (DPRD) and the Regional Representatives Council (DPD), goes against Constitutional Court (MK) rulings Numbers 87/PUU-XX/2022 and 12/PUU-XXI/2023.

Yohanes Liestyo Poerwoto – Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) Deputy Chairperson Anwar Abbas has condemned a statement by Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD who said that being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) is kodrat (nature, natural destiny) so it cannot be prohibited.

Abbas believes that LGBT is not in the category of kodrat and is actually contradicts it. Thus, Anwar says that the presence of LGBT people in Indonesia must be rejected and driven out because it violates the nation's philosophy.

Nirmala Maulana Achmad, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Security, Politics and Legal Affairs Mahfud MD says that many civil society movements emerged during the era of reformasi – the political reform process that began in 1998 – but they were then used to get into circles of power.

Mahfud said this when giving his greetings during the 1st anniversary of the Nationalist Diversity Movement (GBN) at the GBN building in Jakarta on Sunday May 21.

Rina Ayu, Jakarta – Opposition to Coldplay holding a concert in Indonesia has again been raised by Indonesian Ulama Council (MUI) Chairperson for Islamic cultural arts and civilisation, KH Jeje Zaenudin.

As previous stated by MUI Deputy Chairperson Anwar Abbas, he rejects a concert being held in Indonesia by the British based band because Coldplay supports Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people.