Apollinaris Darmawan
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: Indonesia
Religion or Belief: Christian – Catholic
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Sentence: 5 Years' Imprisonment
Date of Detainment: August//2020
Date of Sentencing: December/22/2020
Date of Release: November//2024
Current Status: 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: Hate Speech
Apollinaris Darmawan
Extra Bio Info:
Apollinaris Darmawan was imprisoned for his religious expression.
In August 2020, Bandung police arrested Darmawan after he was accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad and Islam on social media.
On December 22, 2020, the Bandung District Court sentenced Darmawan to five years in prison and fined him 800 million rupiah for “disseminating information aimed at inflicting hatred or dissension on individuals and/or certain groups of the community based on ethnic groups, religions, races, and inter-groups” (Art. 28 Electronic Information and Transaction, ITE).
In November 2024, Apollinaris Darmawan was released from prison.
Publicly Available Information:
- “Hina Agama Islam, Apollinaris Darmawan Divonis 5 Tahun Bui” Detik News
- “Hina Islam, Apollinaris Darmawan Divonis 5 Tahun Penjara” Republika
- “World Report 2021: Indonesia” Human Rights Watch
- “Police arrest elderly Indonesian Catholic for blasphemy” Union of Catholic Asian News (UCA News)