http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2011/12/19/un-condemns-religious-intolerance-drops-defamation-line-for-first-time-in-years/
--- Bukan Pedanda <bukan.pedanda@...> wrote: > Bagi yang lupa.. > > Blasphemy itu dilindungi oleh PBB jadi bukan kejahatan..... > > --- > > Al-arabiya.. > > > Last Update: Wednesday, 24 April 2013 KSA 15:04 - GMT 12:04 > Indonesia teens accused of âblasphemousâ boogie to Maroon 5 song > Wednesday, 24 April 2013 > In the clip, the girls, wearing school tracksuits, switch between > Islamic prayer rituals and dance. (YouTube screenshot) > * > > * > > * > > * > > * > > * > > * > Al Arabiya with AFP - > > > Five high school girls in Indonesia, were expelled and threatened > with juvenile detention late Tuesday after they filmed themselves > praying and dancing to a Maroon 5 song. > The video of the girls, a five-minute clip which went viral online, > showed the girls mixing prayer with a dance to the U.S. bandâs > hit âOne More Night.â > In the clip, the girls, wearing school tracksuits, switch between > Islamic prayer rituals and mostly innocent dancing, with the > occasional pelvic thrust and suggestive hand gesture thrown in. > On YouTube, several versions of the video have been viewed more > than 500,000 times, according to AFP news agency. The girls were > expelled from their high school in Tolitoli city after the clip > went viral. > Dozens of members of hardline group, the Islamic Defenders Front > (FPI), protested outside the local police station on Monday in > anger at the video, which was first posted online last month. > It is just the latest in a string of blasphemy cases in the > worldâs most populous Muslim-majority country, which have > prompted rights groups to call for a change in a law they say is > outdated and misused. > âThe school and members of the community were offended by the > video and felt it insulted Islam,â Tolitoli police chief Rudi > Mulyanto told AFP. > âWe are considering the case, and if we think it is serious, we > will recommend they be officially charged in court.â > He said the girls, who are not in custody, could be jailed if found > guilty but did not know what length of sentence they might face. > Blasphemy in Indonesia carries a maximum sentence of five years, > though minors usually face half the adult sentence and are locked > up in juvenile detention facilities. > The girls are in grade 12, where students are normally aged 17 or > 18. Police did not give their ages but said they were being treated > as minors. > In a long explanation sent to Detik.com, the headmaster of the > school said he decided to report the students to the police after > consulting with the Indonesian Ulema Council and the FPI. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
