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Lawfare: Indonesian tit for tat
Indonesia: Christians Press Charges Against Radical Islamic Leader for ‘Blasphemy’
Indonesia Prosecutes Christian Governor for Blasphemy Against Qur’an [Breitbart] An Indonesian court will prosecute Jakarta’s Christian governor who has been accused of blasphemy against the Qur’an, a judge announced on Tuesday. A panel of judges rejected a petition by the legal defense team of governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known by his nickname "Ahok," to throw out the case because it had violated the politician’s human rights ...which are often intentionally defined so widely as to be meaningless... and disregarded procedural protocol. As a Christian and an ethnic Chinese, Mr. Purnama has two strikes against him in the world’s most Moslem country and hardline Islamic groups have protested his rule ever since he was elected in 2014. Last month, Islamic conservatives rose up against Ahok accusing the governor of having manipulated a verse from the Qur’an to support his claim that it is permissible for Moslems to be governed by non-Moslems. On November 4, a mob of 150,000 Islamic protesters staged a massive march in the capital city of Jakarta, demanding a death sentence for Ahok. Similar demonstrations took place in other cities throughout Indonesia. On Tuesday morning, hundreds more protesters dressed in white gathered outside the courthouse in north Jakarta chanting "Allahu Akbar" (God is great) and calling for the governor to be incarcerated Drop the heater, Studs, or you're hist'try! . The lead judge on the panel, Dwiyarso Budi Santiarto, said the defense could appeal to a higher court if they did not agree with the decision to move forward with the case. After consulting his lawyers, Ahok told the court he would "think about it." Posted by: trailing wife 2016-12-28 |
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