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  • Jakarta Governor Ahok Sentenced To 2 Years Jail For Blasphemy

    Jakarta Governor Ahok Sentenced To 2 Years Jail For Blasphemy

    Jakarta’s Christian governor has been sentenced to two years in jail for blasphemy, a harsher-than-expected ruling critics fear will embolden hardline Islamist forces to challenge secularism in Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation.

    Tuesday’s guilty verdict for Basuki Tjahaja Purnama comes amid concern about the growing influence of Islamist groups, who organized mass rallies during a tumultuous election campaign that ended with Purnama losing his bid for another term as governor.

    President Joko Widodo was an ally of Purnama, an ethnic-Chinese Christian who is popularly known as “Ahok”, and the verdict will be a setback for a government that has sought to quell radical groups and soothe investors’ concerns that the country’s secular values were at risk.

    As thousands of supporters and opponents waited outside, the head judge of the Jakarta court, Dwiarso Budi Santiarto, said Purnama was “found to have legitimately and convincingly conducted a criminal act of blasphemy, and because of that we have imposed two years of imprisonment”.

    Purnama told the court he would appeal.

     

    Source: www.reuters.com

  • Marvel To Discipline Indonesian Marvel-Gold Artist For Hidden Political, Religious Reference

    Marvel To Discipline Indonesian Marvel-Gold Artist For Hidden Political, Religious Reference

    Marvel Comics is planning to take disciplinary action against an Indonesian artist who sneaked several controversial references into his artwork for the first issue of X-Men Gold, according to reports citing a statement by the comics giant.

    X-Men Gold #1, which was published on Wednesday (Apr 5), was illustrated by Indonesian artist Ardian Syaf.

    His artwork allegedly contained several hidden religious references and sparked an outcry by comic book fans on social media.

    In one scene, Jewish mutant Kitty Pryde is seen standing in front of a crowd of humans. Her head is adjacent to a sign saying “Jewelry”, which some took to be a reference to her heritage.

    In the same panel, there is a building with the numbers “212” on it – a reference to a mass rally by Indonesian Muslims on Dec 2 last year against Jakarta’s Christian Chinese governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama. Ahok is on trial for blasphemy over accusations that he insulted the Islamic holy book, the Quran.

    Another scene in the issue shows Colossus wearing a t-shirt with “QS 5:51” on it, a reference to a verse in the Quran used by some in Indonesia to support their view that non-Muslims should not lead the government.

    Ardian shared artwork for the issue on his Facebook page on Thursday, in a post that has since been taken down. By Sunday evening, the post had drawn almost 200 comments.

    Many criticised him for the alleged political messages. “The X-Men message at its core is integration, not division,” Facebook user Zauri Severino Junior wrote.

    “It’s shameful to see (an) Indonesian artist make a fool of himself worldwide just because of his impaired religious views and racism,” another commenter, Nuri Agustiani Setiawan, wrote.

    In a statement published by ComicBook on Saturday, Marvel said the artwork “was inserted without knowledge behind its reported meanings”.

    “These implied references do not reflect the views of the writer, editors or anyone else at Marvel and are in direct opposition of the inclusiveness of Marvel Comics and what the X-Men have stood for since their creation,” the statement said.

    Marvel added that disciplinary action would be taken against Syaf, but did not give further details.

    It added that the artwork would be removed from subsequent printings, digital versions, and trade paperbacks.

    In a Facebook post on Tuesday (Apr 11), Syaf said his career was “over now”.

    He added: “It’s the consequence (of) what I did, and I take it. Please no more mockery, debate, no more hate. I hope all in peace.”

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Basuki Tjahaja Purnama: Orang Cina Pertama Menjadi Gabenor Jakarta

    Basuki Tjahaja Purnama: Orang Cina Pertama Menjadi Gabenor Jakarta

    Ahli politik lantang Indonesia, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama hari ini mengangkat sumpah sebagai gabenor Jakarta, sekali gus menjadikannya orang Cina pertama memegang jawatan itu.

    Beliau yang sebelum ini memegang jawatan timbalan gabenor dilantik sebagai gabenor selepas presiden Indonesia, Joko Widodo atau Jokowi (kanan) menang pilihan raya Julai lalu.

    Kumpulan garis keras Front Pembela Islam (FPI) menolak pelantikan Basuki kerana didakwa tidak ‘mesra’ terhadap orang Islam di republik itu melalui beberapa perhimpunan jalanan.

    Basuki, yang terkenal dengan sikap lantang dan suka berdebat meminta kerajaan membubarkan kumpulan itu dengan mengaitkannya dengan unsur anarki dan keganasan.

    Basuki atau lebih dikenali sebagai Ahok pada bulan ini bagaimanapun meminta maaf kepada umat Islam jika kenyataannya itu menyinggung perasaan.

    “Saya mohon maaf jika kamu fikir saya kurang ajar,” beliau dipetik sebagai berkata ketika perhimpunan Majlis Ulama Indonesia Indonesia.

    Beliau merupakan penganut Kristian kedua dilantik sebagai gabenor Jakarta.

    Semasa pemerintahan 32 tahun Suharto (kiri), bangsa Cina menjadi mangsa diskriminasi sosial dan politik.

    Dominasi kaum Cina dalam ekonomi sering mencetuskan kemarahan di kalangan segelintir rakyat Indonesia dan menjadikan mereka terdedah kepada serangan semasa pergolakan sosial.

    Pengganti Suharto, Bacharuddin Jusuf Habibie membubarkan undang-undang diskriminasi terhadap kaum Cina.

    Selain itu, mantan presiden Indonesia Abdurrahman Wahid selepas itu mengisytiharkan Tahun Baru Cina sebagai hari cuti kebangsaan pada tahun 2002.

    – dpa

     

    Source: www.malaysiakini.com