ICC Note:
In another case of religious intolerance, authorities in Bantul Regency in Indonesia have removed the head of the sub-district, Yulius Suharto, from office simply because he is Catholic. Islamic extremist groups have campaigned tirelessly against having a Christian governing them and on Monday Indonesia’s government caved once again to the demands of radical Muslims. Is it expected that he will be moved to an area where there are less Muslims. The blasphemy case against the Christian governor of Jakarta seems to have contributed to widening the chasm between Muslims and non-Muslims and decreased religious tolerance in the country.
1/11/2017 Indonesia (Asia News) – The authorities in Bantul Regency (Yogyakarta special province), central Java, removed from office Yulius Suharto, head of Pajangan sub-district, following a massive lobbying campaign launched on social media by Islamic extremist groups and radical Muslims who targeted him because he is Catholic.
The decision to dismiss the sub-district chief was made on Monday as a result of the unrelenting campaign against the official (pictured).
In a statement, the authorities state that the decision is backed by scores of officials and citizens in Pajangan, ostensibly opposed to a Catholic holding the top office in the civilian administration of a predominantly Muslim area.
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