Indonesia`s blasphemy laws have come under greater scrutiny since Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Jakarta`s Christian governor, was put on trial for allegedly insulting the Koran.
Gafatar was labeled by Indonesia`s Ulema Council a deviant sect and authorities had described its teachings as "dangerous".
JAKARTA An Indonesian court has jailed three leaders of a group that Islamic clerics had called a deviant religious organization for up to five years for blasphemy, sparking condemnation from human rights groups over the targeting of minorities.
"The sentences show how Indonesia`s vague, coercive and discriminatory blasphemy laws are being used to punish people for peacefully exercising minority beliefs," said Josef Benedict, Amnesty International`s Deputy Director for Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
Almost all blasphemy cases in recent years have ended in conviction.
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