Additional Name(s): Muhammad Kace
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Indonesia
Religion or Belief: Christian – Unspecified/Other
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 10 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August/24/2021
Date of Sentencing: April/6/2022
Current Status: Not Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Imprisonment
Reason for Persecution: Blasphemy (General) Blasphemy (Religious Figures) Expression about Religion Online Activity
Nature of Charges: Blasphemy Hate Speech
Muhammad Kece
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Muhammad Kece is imprisoned for his religious expression.
On August 24, 2021, authorities arrested Kece, a preacher, at his friend’s home in Bali after accusing him of posting videos on YouTube insulting Islam. Authorities charged him with “disseminating information aimed at inflicting hatred,” “insulting religion," and "preventing a person from adhering to any religion based on a belief in God” under Art. 45(2), Art. 28(2) of the Electronic Information and Transactions Law and Art. 156a of the Indonesia Criminal Code.
On April 6, 2022, the Ciamis District Court in West Java province sentenced Kece to 10 years' imprisonment for blasphemy.
Publicly Available Information:
- "Indonesian Christian jailed for 10 years for blasphemy" Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News)
- “Two Preachers in Indonesia Charged with Blasphemy” Human Rights Watch
- “Muncul Kabar Muhammad Kece Dipukuli di Rutan, Pengacara: Itu Hoax” Detik News
- “Indonesian YouTuber Arrested for Alleged Blasphemy” Indonesia Expat
- “Ditangkap di Bali, Muhammad Kece Langsung Dibawa ke Bareskrim” Detik News
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