Legal Experts Call Halal Vaccines A Fundamental Right Of Muslims

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JAKARTA - Indonesian Islamic University (UII) Criminal Law expert Mudzakkir said the Supreme Court's (MA) decision regarding the halal COVID-19 vaccine was objective in order to give Muslims basic rights. short message received in Jakarta, Tuesday, May 10. According to him, the government must ensure the halalness of the COVID-19 vaccine through objective and scientific decisions, as well as involving Muslims. This is a consequence that must be borne by the Government after the Supreme Court granted the request for a material test. As long as the Government has not provided a halal COVID-19 vaccine, he continued, the Government must not force the Muslim population to be given a non-halal COVID-19 vaccine. Hajj at that time, on that day it was decided that the condition was emergency, so those who were performing Hajj were dispatched. However, the following year, the government received a vaccine from Germany so that it was allowed," he explained, quoted by Antara. for the Government if it does not carry out the Supreme Court's decision to provide halal COVID-19 vaccines for the community.

The government must be aware of this so that there are not many legal cases from the public who demand their right to get a halal COVID-19 vaccine, he added. enough for the needs of people who have not been vaccinated," he said. According to Lucy, the government should no longer require the public to carry out the COVID-19 vaccine before a halal vaccine is available. The public also has the right to refuse if they are forced to be vaccinated with a non-halal COVID-19 vaccine. Islam. They certainly demand a halal vaccine as their religion commands," he said.