If the concert is held,
there are concerns the singer, her crew and attendees may be in harm's
way, said Minola Sebayang, the lawyer for the promoters.
"This is an advice from
her security team. So the cancellation is purely based on the decision
made by her management," Sebayang said.
Earlier this month,
Jakarta police recommended that Lady Gaga's sold-out June 3 show not be
issued a permit because of security concerns.
The pop diva appeared to
acknowledge the incident in a post on Twitter on Saturday: "There is nothing
Holy about hatred."
Islamists and
conservative Muslims have decried Lady Gaga's upcoming concert, saying
her revealing costumes and sensual dance moves are forbidden by Islamic
law.
The chairman of the
Islamic Defenders Front, Habib Rizieq, said his group could not
guarantee security if the concert were held.
Lady Gaga versus Indonesia
Indonesia has the largest
Muslim population in the world.
In March, the pop star
got a thumbs-down by the country's highest Islamic authority, according
to The Jakarta Globe.
Indonesian Council of
Ulema chairman Cholil Ridwan was urging Muslims not to attend the
controversial singer's upcoming concert in Jakarta, the newspaper
reported.
"(The concert is)
intended to destroy the nation's morality," Ridwan told the Globe.
Ridwan is concerned that
the singer's revealing outfits and sexy dance moves will set a bad
example for Muslim youths.
Newspaper reports said
more than 25,000 tickets were sold in the first two hours after the
concert went on sale in March. Police said the promoter should not have
started selling tickets before getting a permit.
This is not the first
controversy surrounding the singer's "Born This Way" tour. Gaga also ran
afoul of Christian groups in South Korea, prompting the government to
ban kids under the age of 18 from attending her show.
Last week, Christian groups in the Philippines protested Lady
Gaga's performances there Monday and Tuesday.
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