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The National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM) lambasted Tanjung Balai Police in North Sumatra for slow action and failing to detect the potential for religious and ethnic conflict, which erupted in the city at the end of July.
Vice President Jusuf Kalla has reminded mosques to keep the volume of their loudspeakers at a reasonable level so as not to cause disturbances in the wake of a riot in Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra last week following an argument over a mosque loudspeaker.
Indonesia must mourn once again after Buddhist temples in Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra, were burned down by a mob a few days ago. Allegedly sparked by a small dispute regarding a complaint about mosque loudspeakers, the incident lengthens the list of intolerance acts in Indonesia, alongside unresolved ones. When will such incidents end?
A riot in Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra that saw several Buddhist temples set alight and plundered was incited by social media activity, National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian said on Sunday during a visit in the aftermath of the riot.
Hundreds of people plundered and burned down several Buddhist temples or vihara in Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra, on Friday evening. No fatalities or injuries occurred in the anarchic acts, which took place until early Saturday.
