REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) accepted complaints from a police woman because she was not allowed to wear headscarf or jilbab. Deputy Secretary General of MUI, Tengku Zulkarnain said the reason to ban a police woman to wear headscarf was contrary to Indonsian Consitution.

"Article 29 of the Constitution guarantee of freedom to practice their religious beliefs. In Islam, wearing hijab is a obligatory for women. If the Indonesian National Police will ban hijab, it means they violate the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia," Zulkarnain said on Wednesday.

Zulkarnain believes that wearing headscarf will not hamper her duties and daily tasks and he took Special Region of Aceh as an example. He concerned that only in Aceh policewomen could wear headscarves. MUI plans to consult with the Constitutional Court (MK) if the National Police ban headscarf for its policewomen. will make a rule to ban hijab.

A female police officer serving in Regional Police of Central Java said she was interested to wear headscarf. "After returning from pilgrimage in Mecca, it's been three years I always want to wear headscarf. I really want to wear headscarf with with uniform in public," she said, no name available.

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