Islamist
protesters
in
Indonesia
are
demanding
the removal of a new
local
authority chief in a Muslim-majority area of
West Java because she is a Christian.
Susan Jasmine Zulkifli was appointed the
sub-district head of Lenteng Agung by Joko
Widodo, Governor of Jakarta, in June.
On August 26, Islamists presented a dubious petition calling for her dismissal; the list
of 2,300 names was supported by only 1,500
photocopied ID documents. They followed
this up two days later with a demonstration,
in which around 100 people took part, outside the sub-district office.
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