Jakarta. The Indonesian Cops apprehended at least 10 people accused of vandalizing an Ahmadiyya mosque in the district of Sintang, West Kalimantan Province, according to a police spokesperson.
They are presently being apprehended for a questioning but police have yet to name them criminal suspects, West Kalimantan Police representative Chief Comr. Donny Charles said in the provincial capital Pontianak.
” There was no casualty in the incident however the mosque was harmed after it was assailed by stones,” Donny stated, including that a building behind the mosque was set to fire.
” We have actually detained 10 individuals for allegedly assaulting the worship place in Sintang,” he was quoted by Antara news firm as saying.
According to him, cops have 24 hours to identify if the 10 detainees are criminal suspects.
Located at Balai Harapan village in Tempunak sub-district, the mosque is owned by members of the Indonesian Ahmadiyya Followers, or JAI.
Donny said the attack on Friday included around 200 people, prompting authorities to release a 300- strong joint force from the cops and the military in the after-effects to protect 72 Ahmadis in the area.
The relocation followed Chief Security Minister Mahfud MD bought an investigation into the attack and actions to restore order and protect the minority.
While labeling the incident as a “delicate problem”, Mahfud said on Friday the federal government won’t let persecution versus minorities go without legal reaction.
” I have actually talked with the guv and the cops chief of West Kalimantan, asking them to manage this matter appropriately according to the law with respect to peace, unity and human rights. Everyone should comply with the law,” Mahfud stated.
” This is a delicate issue so everybody should restrain themselves. We live in the Unitary State of Indonesia where human rights are safeguarded by the country,” he added.
Indonesian Ahmadis were typically evicted from their houses and targeted in violent attacks that in several cases have actually declared lives, such as the February 2011 attack that left three Ahmadis dead in Cikeusik, Banten.
According to an estimate, there are more than half a million Ahmadis in the primarily Muslim nation.
The Indonesian Ulema Council, or MUI, has actually issued an order on Ahmadiyya two times, both labeling the group as non-Islam and its fans as apostates.
The very first order was provided in 1980 and maintained by the 2nd in 2005, signed already MUI chairman Ma’ ruf Amin, now the nation’s vice president.
Ahmadiyya, one of the biggest sects of Islam, observes the true teachings of Islam based upon Koran and those of Prophet Muhammad. Nevertheless, they likewise believe that another prophet can come, contrary to the belief amongst the vast bulk of Muslims worldwide who consider Muhammad as their last prophet.
