A suspended Islamic Defenders Front leader on trial for inciting attacks against a Christian group in a city near Jakarta delivered a fire-breathing rant in court Monday, continuing to issue threats against Christian church leaders. Murhali Barda, a former chapter leader of the hard-line group, also known by its Indonesian language initials as the FPI, warned the Batak Christian Protestant Church (HKBP) against holding prayers in Bekasi, a predominantly Muslim district in West Java. He was suspended from the Islamic organization after his arrest in September.
Indonesian Islamist Delivers Rant in Court
Indonesian Islamist Delivers Rant in Court
Indonesian Islamist Delivers Rant in Court
A suspended Islamic Defenders Front leader on trial for inciting attacks against a Christian group in a city near Jakarta delivered a fire-breathing rant in court Monday, continuing to issue threats against Christian church leaders. Murhali Barda, a former chapter leader of the hard-line group, also known by its Indonesian language initials as the FPI, warned the Batak Christian Protestant Church (HKBP) against holding prayers in Bekasi, a predominantly Muslim district in West Java. He was suspended from the Islamic organization after his arrest in September.