Indonesia: protests

Barnabas Fund  |  World
Date posted:  1 Oct 2013
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Indonesia: protests

Mrs. Zulkifli | photo: Liputan6.com

Islamist protesters in Indonesia are demanding the removal of a new local authority chief in a Muslim-majority area of West Java because she is a Christian.

Susan Jasmine Zulkifli was appointed the sub-district head of Lenteng Agung by Joko Widodo, Governor of Jakarta, in June.

On August 26, Islamists presented a dubious petition calling for her dismissal; the list of 2,300 names was supported by only 1,500 photocopied ID documents. They followed this up two days later with a demonstration, in which around 100 people took part, outside the sub-district office.

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