Ahmadiyah shortens congress in Bali

Antara , Jakarta | Sat, 04/19/2008 4:30 PM | Headlines

Hundreds of members of the Jemaah Ahmadiyah sect shortened their planned two-day national congress in Bali two hours on Saturday.

"The congress scheduled for two days was cut to two hours," Syamsir Ali, a spokesman of Ahmadiyah Indonesia said Saturday.

Ahmadiyah members from all over Indonesia came to Bali for the congress but the Bali Police told them to cancel it.

The two-hour meeting was held behind closed doors, Syamsir sai

Bali Police Chief Insp. Gen. Paulus Purwoko said he had never issued a permit to Ahmadiyah to hold a congress on the island.

The police have been keeping an eye on Ahmadiyah after a government team recommended the sect be banned. (***)

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