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Indonesia: light sentences for deadly attack threaten religious tolerance
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http://www.sources.com/Releases/NR1388.htm
Publisher: Article 19
Date Written: 01/08/2011
Year Published: 2011
Resource Type: Article
An Indoensian court sentenced 12 Islamist militants to three to six months imprisonment yesterday for the attack on members of the Ahmadiyah minority group in Cikeusik last February, which resulted in three deaths.
Abstract: A district court sentenced 12 Islamist militants to three to six months imprisonment yesterday for the attack on members of the Ahmadiyah minority group in Cikeusik last February, which resulted in three deaths. The light sentences foster impunity and deny people the right to freely express their religious beliefs, further eroding religious tolerance in Indonesia. ARTICLE 19 calls on political leaders to send a clear message condemning violence against religious minorities.
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