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Wahid Foundation executive director Yenny Wahid hands over a survey report on pluralism and tolerance to National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) chief Suhardi Alius in Bogor on Aug. 2. (JP/Muhammad Reza)
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eligious freedom watchdog Wahid Foundation said Thursday that the growing interfaith disharmony across Indonesia would lead to radicalism should the government fail to immediately introduce firm and long-term solutions for the problem.
“Nowadays, one could easily become intolerant because wrong perceptions are disseminated excessively. For example, a lot of religious leaders preach and emphasize violence in jihad,” executive director Yenny Wahid said in a discussion.
Home to diverse religious views, Indonesia has seen escalating religious tension after millions of Muslims took to the streets of Jakarta earlier this month to push for the criminal prosecution of Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian who allegedly made a blasphemous comment related to a Quranic verse in front of locals in late September.
(Read also: Terrorists targeting police in foiled Banten terror plot)
At the same time, law enforcers are also intensifying efforts to prevent possible terror attacks organized by hard-liners ahead of the Christmas celebration.
On Tuesday, the National Police’s counterterrorism squad Densus 88 shot dead three alleged terrorists and arrested another in South Tangerang, Banten. The police claimed that the suspects were preparing a bombing plot to disrupt security ahead of the Christmas celebration. (adt/hwa)
