Prambanan temple

Prambanan temple
for prayers

From Kompas

With reference to the letter sent by I Nyoman Mettayasa from
Tabanan, Bali, regarding the permit for conducting prayers at the
Prambanan temple in Yogyakarta, it should be noted that as the
nation's cultural heritage, Prambanan is safeguarded by Law
No.5/1992 on protected cultural sites. This law was promulgated
on March 24, 1992 in the Statute Book of the Republic of
Indonesia No.27/1992, so that everybody is assumed to be
cognizant of it.

Law No.5/1992 and its technical provisions stipulate that
protected cultural objects can be utilized for tourism purposes
as well as religious, social, educational, scientific or cultural
purposes. Such utilization is based on a permit issued by the
minister (in charge of cultural affairs).

The conclusion is that Prambanan's utilization for religious
worship is thus based on a permit. This provision should
unnecessarily be placed in writing before the entrance of the
temple, as I Nyoman Mettayasa wishes it to be, considering the
assumption of public cognizance as soon as a law is promulgated
in the statute book.

INDRA DEWA KUSUMA

Head of Working Group for

Protection of Historical

and Archeological Relics

Yogyakarta