NU asks community and preachers to stay neutral

Thu, 01 Jul 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

SEMARANG: The chairman of Nadhlatul Ulama's (NU) lawmaking
body, Sahal Mahfudz, asserted on Wednesday that the NU preachers
and community had to stay neutral in the upcoming presidential
election to keep unity within the NU community and Indonesia
intact.

Speaking at a large NU meeting in Rembang, Central Java
province, the respected cleric further called on the NU community
to stick to NU's commitment (Khittah) to avoid active engagement
in politics. The meeting was attended by some 800 NU clerics
nationwide, particularly from Java island. -- JP

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