A man is sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for writing "God does not exist" on Facebook
An Indonesian official has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for insulting Islam by writing "God does not exist" on Facebook, local media reported Wednesday.
Aan Alexander, 31, resident in the Indonesian island of Sumatra, was convicted of inciting hatred against religion and violate the law of electronic communication in a court of the province of West Sumatra
"We believe that acting intentionally, not delete the page after complaints the police arrived, when he, as administrator of the fan page, he could do," said Judge Budi Dharma Eka Prasetya.
Aan, who was a Muslim until in 2008 renounced his faith belief that if there is a God there would be no disasters or crimes, faced a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
He created a Facebook page in which he declared his atheism that attracted a thousand followers and which hung in the Muhammad cartoons having sex with a maid.
The Muslim religion is iconoclastic and prohibits any representation of God, Muhammad or any of the prophets.
Aan, who apologized last February in a letter and came to embrace the Islamic faith, accepted the decision of the judges but will appeal the fine of $ 10,500 included in the judgment.
Human Rights Commission of Indonesia condemned the arrest, which he called "repressive" and a "violation of freedom of expression."
Indonesia is a predominantly Muslim country and allowed six profess different religions, but atheism is not covered by the founding principles of the state. EFE
An Indonesian official has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for insulting Islam by writing "God does not exist" on Facebook, local media reported Wednesday.
Aan Alexander, 31, resident in the Indonesian island of Sumatra, was convicted of inciting hatred against religion and violate the law of electronic communication in a court of the province of West Sumatra
"We believe that acting intentionally, not delete the page after complaints the police arrived, when he, as administrator of the fan page, he could do," said Judge Budi Dharma Eka Prasetya.
Aan, who was a Muslim until in 2008 renounced his faith belief that if there is a God there would be no disasters or crimes, faced a maximum sentence of five years in prison.
He created a Facebook page in which he declared his atheism that attracted a thousand followers and which hung in the Muhammad cartoons having sex with a maid.
The Muslim religion is iconoclastic and prohibits any representation of God, Muhammad or any of the prophets.
Aan, who apologized last February in a letter and came to embrace the Islamic faith, accepted the decision of the judges but will appeal the fine of $ 10,500 included in the judgment.
Human Rights Commission of Indonesia condemned the arrest, which he called "repressive" and a "violation of freedom of expression."
Indonesia is a predominantly Muslim country and allowed six profess different religions, but atheism is not covered by the founding principles of the state. EFE
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