Analysis on the Regulation on Freedom of Worship in the Case of Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

Abstract

Restrictions on ritual of worship enforced by the government with the purpose of protecting the health of its citizens from the spread of Covid-19 are still not acceptable to most followers of religion in Indonesia. Those who refuse because of mere theological understanding, especially in this digital age are often blamed for the spread of the disease. To answer the above problem, the authors study it in a research with the main issue of how the Indonesian government's actions in regulating the freedom of worship of its population during the Covid-19 pandemic and what its weaknesses are. The study was done using the post-positivism paradigm and the type of research is a qualitative study with a of the Ethical-Philosophical approach.Research shows that the legal basis used is Law No. 6 of 2018 concerning health quarantine, while in terms of religion, in Islamic religion, the regulation on worship restrictions has been regulated in MUI Fatwa No. 14 of 2020 concerning Organizing Worship in Situations of the Covid-19 Outbreak. Related to weaknesses, it can be seen in terms of structure, as in the case of the World Congress of Ijtima in Gowa, South Sulawesi, which continues to carry out its activities amid the corona pandemic. This case reflects that the structure, in this case law enforcement in Indonesia, is not ready because in this large event gathering thousands of people, of course, requires licensing and monitoring by the authorities, the passing of this event not only proves that the legal structure in Indonesia is still weak, but also legal culture In Indonesia itself, which does not want to comply with existing laws so that it has the potential to spread Covid-19 more massively.

Keywords: Freedom of Worship, Covid-19, Indonesia.

DOI: 10.7176/JLPG/98-12

Publication date:June 30th 2020