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View all search resultsWe have long prided ourselves as the world’s third largest democracy after India and the US, and the country with the world’s largest Muslim population. The international community and global media outlets often describe Indonesia’s version of Islam as peaceful, tolerant and moderate.
Around 2,000 people under the banner of the Semarang Muslim Forum called on the Central Java Police to proceed with the religious blasphemy case implicating inactive Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama during a rally in Semarang on Friday.
A demonstration involving hundreds of thousands of Muslims in several big cities across the country, who demanded the police immediately arrest Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama for alleged blasphemy, ended peacefully after representatives of protestors met the government on Friday.
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With growing concerns about potential security disruptions, the Jakarta Police have taken a more humanistic approach to prevent thousands of protesters from committing anarchic acts during the massive rally in Jakarta on Friday.
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