Doni Irawan Malay
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
Extra Bio Info:
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