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Islands in focus: Muslim group sues sandal maker for blasphemy

SURABAYA: A Muslim organization has reported a local footwear manufacturer to the East Java Police for sacrilege for producing sandals embossed with the word Allah

The Jakarta Post
Surabaya
Sat, October 17, 2015

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Islands in focus:  Muslim group sues sandal maker for blasphemy

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URABAYA: A Muslim organization has reported a local footwear manufacturer to the East Java Police for sacrilege for producing sandals embossed with the word Allah. The report was submitted on Thursday despite a public apology PT Pradipta Perkasa Makmur made earlier this week.

'€œThey [the company] has violated the law on blasphemy and the legal process must continue,'€ Islam Defenders Front (FPI) East Java branch head Haidar Al-Hamid said as quoted by tribunnews.com.

Pradipta Perkasa Makmur has been in the spotlight after people reported they had found the word Allah, written in Arabic, embossed on the sandals made by the company.

Accompanied by leaders of Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama, the company'€™s management on Tuesday held a press conference to apologize to the public for the incident. The company has also promised to destroy any remaining sandals in storage.

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