{"id":5948,"date":"2011-08-20T19:35:30","date_gmt":"2011-08-20T23:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/?p=5948"},"modified":"2011-08-20T06:13:46","modified_gmt":"2011-08-20T10:13:46","slug":"indonesia-jails-victim-of-attack-on-ahmadiyah-minority-sect-goes-lightly-on-muslim-attackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2011\/08\/indonesia-jails-victim-of-attack-on-ahmadiyah-minority-sect-goes-lightly-on-muslim-attackers","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia jails victim of attack on Ahmadiyah minority sect, goes lightly on Muslim attackers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An Indonesian member\u00a0of an Islamic minority group has been sentenced to six months in prison although he was defending a fellow Ahmadiyah’s home from an attacking mob of Muslim hardliners.<\/p>\n

The attackers, meanwhile, have\u00a0received lighter sentences, prompting denunciations by human rights groups\u00a0that officials are encouraging growing religious intolerance in Indonesia, the world\u2019s largest Muslim-majority country.<\/p>\n

Deden Sudjana \u2013 whose hand was nearly severed by a machete — was\u00a0wounded when Muslim hard-liners attacked\u00a0a house he was defending.\u00a0 He is a member of the Ahmadiyah sect, which believes key Islamic prophecies have been fulfilled. They are regarded as heretics by Muslim hardliners.<\/p>\n

The Serang District Court said Sudjana was guilty of resisting police orders to leave the scene. He refused since it would have left the house undefended.\u00a0He is charged with attacking one of the Islamic leaders of the mob, which then killed three members of the Ahmadiyahs.<\/p>\n

So far, 12 members of the\u00a0attackers have been convicted. Their sentences of just three to six months “sent a chilling message,” said Andreas Harsono from Human Rights Watch.<\/p>\n

He said\u00a0the decision to punish\u00a0a victim will encourage more violence against the Ahmadiyahs and other religious minorities.<\/p>\n

Indonesia, a predominantly Muslim and secular nation of 240 million, has a long history of religious tolerance. However,\u00a0a small, extremist fringe has grown more vocal in recent years and is seeking \u2013 with some success \u2013 to impose its will on police, the judicial system and the government.<\/p>\n

The Jakarta Globe<\/em> newspaper reported Sujana was accused\u00a0of triggering the attack by disobeying police orders to leave the scene. He was among 20 Ahmadis who came to protect the home of\u00a0the group’s local leader.<\/p>\n

According to the Jakarta Post, p<\/em>residing judge Sumartono said Deden was found guilty of physical abuse against the attackers.<\/p>\n

The defendant did not obey an order from a police officer who told him to leave the house,\u201d Sumartono said, referring to a testimony from police officer Hasanuddin.<\/p>\n

Before the riot began on the morning of February 6, Hasanuddin allegedly told Deden and another 20 Ahmadis to leave their homes in Cikeusik. Deden, however, declined and said he wanted to protect his property.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe police officer was speaking as a representative of the state. He was the officer in charge,\u201d Sumartono said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe charged him because of his disobedience,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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