2/15/11 Indonesia (UCAN) – An Indonesian inter-religious forum has slammed the government over what it calls an absence of state security, following recent attacks against Ahmadiyah followers and churches in Java.
“Security forces were nowhere to be seen when the attacks on Ahmadiyah followers in Banten, and on the churches in Temanggung, took place,” said the “Forum of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika” (unity in diversity) in a statement on February 13 at a special prayer gathering at the Bundaran Hotel Indonesia in Jakarta.
The forum comprising about 400 inter-religious leaders and activists from several university associations and NGOs met to pray for harmony and security following the attacks against Ahmadiyah followers and churches in Java.
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