Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Indonesia
Religion or Belief: Unspecified
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 3 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Sentencing: August/4/2020
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Texts)
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy
Doni Irawan Malay
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Doni Irawan Malay is imprisoned for blasphemy.
On August 4, 2020, a court in Medan sentenced Malay to three years in prison for “insulting a religion" or "preventing a person from adhering to any religion based on a belief in God” (Art. 156a ICC). Malay was accused of desecrating a Qur’an inside a mosque and out on a street in February 2020. The date of Malay’s arrest is unclear.
Publicly Available Information:
- “2020 Report on International Religious Freedom: Indonesia” U.S. Department of State
- “World Report 2021: Indonesia” Human Rights Watch
- “Medan man faces four years in prison for allegedly desecrating Quran” The Jakarta Post
- “Robek dan Buang Alquran, Doni Irawan Divonis 3 Tahun Penjara” Merdeka.com
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Indonesia
Religion or Belief: Unspecified
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 4 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: March//2020
Date of Sentencing: July/9/2020
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Other) Online Activity
Nature of Charges: Hate Speech
Indriyanto
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Indriyanto is imprisoned for his religious expression.
In March 2020, police in Probolinggo Regency, East Java, arrested Indriyanto for sharing photos online that were considered offensive to Islam.
On July 9, 2020, the Probolinggo State Court of East Java sentenced Indriyanto to four years' imprisonment and fined him five million rupiah for violating the Electronic Information and Transaction (ITE) Law.
Publicly Available Information:
- “2020 Report on International Religious Freedom: Indonesia” U.S. Department of State
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Indonesia
Religion or Belief: Muslim – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 2 Years, 4 Months' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: January/15/2020
Date of Sentencing: June/3/2020
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Doctrine) Expression about Religion
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy
Paruru Daeng Tau
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Paruru Daeng Tau is imprisoned for his religious expression.
On January 15, 2020, police in South Sulawesi arrested and charged Tau, the head of the Organization for Implementing the Mandate of Adat and Pancasila (LPAAP), with blasphemy after receiving a complaint that Tau claimed to be the final prophet of Islam and instructed his followers to ignore the basic tenets of Islam.
On June 3, 2020, Tau was found guilty and sentenced to two years and four months in prison for “insulting a religion" or "preventing a person from adhering to any religion based on a belief in God” (Art. 156a ICC).
Publicly Available Information:
- “2020 Report on International Religious Freedom: Indonesia” U.S. Department of State
- “Paruru Daeng Tau Si 'Nabi Terakhir' di Toraja Ditahan Polisi” Viva
- “Man claiming to be final prophet gets reported for blasphemy” The Jakarta Post