ICC Note:
Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo met with Protestant leaders to assure them of his commitment to help protect Christian minorities from Islamic extremists. He told them that Indonesia would no longer remain passive regarding violence and attacks perpetrated against Christians by Muslim radicals. The President said, “Any mass organization that promotes intolerance in society will be prosecuted in accordance with the law.” The recent blasphemy trial against the Christian governor of Jakarta seems to have emboldened intolerance among hardline Muslims in Indonesia and placed minority religions on guard against persecution.
1/19/2017 Indonesia (Asia News) – The Indonesia government will not remain passive, as it has in the past, with respect to attacks, acts of violence or claims by extremist (Muslim) groups who seek to sow divisions and cause clashes among Indonesia’s various groups, this according to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo.
The Indonesian president spoke to representatives of the Indonesian Synod of Protestant Churches (PGI) in a private meeting held to discuss trends that are endangering the country’s “spirit of tolerance, peace and unity in diversity” (Ind: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika).
PGI President Rev Henrietta Lebang, PGI General Secretary Rev Gomar Gultom, and Rev Albertus Patty took part in yesterday’s tête-à-tête with Widodo.
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