Indonesia: Islamic fundamentalists in Java target puppet statues

by Asia News
Spero News
September 22, 2011

https://www.legal-project.org/1703/indonesia-islamic-fundamentalists-in-java-target

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Purwakarta – Yesterday several Islamic groups and students of local Islamic schools staged protests in Purwakarta, a mainly Muslim town situated about 100km east of Jakarta. The protests culminated with the destruction of three large statues, described by the demonstrators as "non Islamic material". However the protests were directed mainly against Purwakarta's district chief, Dedi Mulyadi, frequently criticised by these same groups who accuse him of encouraging a 'non Islamic' atmosphere in the town.

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