Presidential decree re-establishes sports body, forms Islamic Council, commissions mosque and lifts COVID-19 restrictions

A presidential decree passed today has re-established the Hasanistan Sports Association, formed the Islamic Council of Hasanistan, commissioned the building of a mosque in the Greater Batyr area and lifted COVID-19 restrictions by repealing a monarchist-era law.

The Hasanistan Sports Association will be reformed under the new name of the Hasanistan Sports Federation, the organisation dates back to 2012. It will oversee sports governing bodies and promote Hasanistani sports. Member bodies will include those for national sport rollball, football, basketball, baseball, chess, Vetrian wallball, someball (also known as somebodyball), fighting sports and e-sports. The HFF has been put under the authority of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, whose minister shall lead the organisation provisionally until a director is appointed.

The Islamic Council of Hasanistan has also been formed to oversee and manage Islamic affairs in the country. This came following the abolition of the millet system in the past week, which previously served a similar role but had state power. The Islamic Council will be an independent body, led by a Grand Mufti. The Grand Mufti is expected to be whoever the President appoints as Muslim representative in the House of Knowledgeable Peoples.

A mosque has been commissioned to be built in Kınık, Greater Batyr. The mosque will be named the Aliya İzzetbegoviç Mosque, after former Bosnian president Alija Izetbegović, who ruled Bosnia between 1990 and 2000 (notably during the Yugoslav Wars) and is known for writing influential Islamic works such as "Islam Between East and West" and "The Islamic Declaration". The President has stated that the mosque will be built by 2100 and he hopes that it will be built in an architectural style similar to the Dungan mosque in Karakol and Tatar mosques".

Finally, COVID-19 restrictions and emergency powers implemented in March have now been repealed. Instead the Hasani government advises citizens follow local advice of the countries that they reside in. Hasanistan has only had one suspected case of coronavirus so far, which eventually recovered.

The full decree may be read here.