http://www.thejakartapost.com/detailgeneral.asp?fileid=20071007194339&irec=1
8 Oct. 2007 Ban against Islamic sect criticized PADANG (JP): Activists in West Sumatra have protested against a raid on the Al-Widayah Al-Islamiyah Islamic sect by police acting on the orders of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI). The sect has found itself under attack in several parts of the country, including West Sumatra and West Java, since the council declared it blasphemous on Thursday and demanded the government ban it. The Pusaka Inter-Community Study Center, a non-governmental organization promoting pluralism in West Sumatra, has called for the public to respect individual's rights to perform their religions and beliefs according to human rights. "Labeling a group's teachings as blasphemous and thenattacking them is against the Constitution. "The police and the Indonesian Ulema Council should refrain (from doing so) and solve the matter wisely," Pusaka director Sudarto told The Jakarta Post. (Syofiardi Bachyul Jb.)
