SOUTH KALIMANTAN - A number of residents of Piani District, Tapin Regency, South Kalimantan (Kalsel), who still adhere to the Kaharingan religious sect, admit that they face administrative barriers to civil registration.
Head of the Intelligence Section of the Tapin Kejari Hendro Nugroho said that the Tapin Population and Civil Registration Service (Disdukcapil) found obstacles in recording marriages of Kaharingan adherents.
"The marriage of Kaharingan adherents is in the non-Muslim category because the religious leaders of the Kaharingan Indonesia Religious Council (MAKI) in the Piani area have not been officially registered, the recording cannot be done," said Hendro in Rantau, Tapin Regency, South Kalimantan, Thursday, January 23, quoted by Antara.
He said this condition had a direct impact on recording children's birth certificates from families of Kaharingan adherents.
"The birth of children only includes the status of a mother's child, because their parents' marriage is not legally registered in Disdukcapil," he said.
Hendro said, in other areas such as Kotabaru, MAKI religious leaders have been registered with the competent authorities, so that civil registration does not encounter similar obstacles.
"In Tapin, especially Piani District, this situation is still a challenge that needs to be overcome immediately," he said.
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Hendro explained that based on data from Disdukcapil Tapin, the number of adherents of the Kaharingan belief flow in Piani District reached 325 people, consisting of 159 men and 166 women spread across Pipitak Jaya, Harakit, Batung, Balawaian, and one person in Hatungun District.
"The absence of religious leaders is officially considered to be the root of the problem that must be addressed immediately," he said.
He hopes that the existence of registered religious leaders will not only create administrative regularity, but also provide proper recognition for Kaharingan adherents in Tapin.
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