Paruru Daeng Tau
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
Extra Bio Info:
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