08 February 2011

Muslims in Java Protest 'Lenient' Sentence For Blasphemy

Hundreds of radical Islamists stormed a courthouse and set two churches on fire in Indonesia's Central Java province today to protest what they said was the lenient sentence for a Christian accused of blaphemy.

Antonius Bawengan, 58, was found guilty of distributing books and leaflets that "spread hatred about Islam" and sentenced to five years in prison for blasphemy.

The protesters shouted that the man should have been sentenced to death. [Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty] Read more [via Religious Watch]