NDTV: Indonesia’s biggest Islamic organisation called for greater tolerance on Friday as it criticised a court that jailed a mother of four for blasphemy after complaining that a mosque in her neighborhood was too loud. The 44-year old ethnic Chinese Buddhist woman, named Meiliana, was found guilty and sentenced to 18 months in prison by a court in Medan on Sumatra island earlier this week.
Senior members of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), a moderate Islamic organisation that boasts over 40 million members across the country, added their voice to a a chorus of criticism denouncing the verdict.
“Saying the volume of the call to prayer is too loud, in my opinion, is not blasphemy,” said Robikin Emhas, head of the NU’s legal division.
Our time is a news portal