Ahmadiyah gets House support<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The House of Representatives gave its support on
\nTuesday to the Indonesian Ahmadiyah Congregation (JAI) to go
\nahead with its activities in the country, despite a fatwa against
\nthe group by the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI).<\/p>\n
Lawmakers with the House Commission on foreign affairs,
\ndefense and information pledged to help Ahmadiyah gain freedom in
\ncarrying out its religious activities here.<\/p>\n
They said they would also pressure law enforcement personnel
\nto take firm action against the Muslim hard-liners who recently
\nattacked Ahmadiyah in Parung, Bogor and other areas.<\/p>\n
\"Please go ahead with your preaching ... The attackers must be
\ndealt with firmly. Religious institutions should settle their
\ndifferences through a dialog, not violence. Branding others
\n'infidels' is not justified in a democratic society,\" Dedi
\nDjamaludin Malik of the National Mandate Party (PAN) asserted
\nduring a meeting of Ahmadiyah leaders and the Commission I.<\/p>\n
Effendy Choiry, who chaired the hearing, said Commission I
\nwould question military chief Gen. Endriartono Sutarto about the
\nalleged involvement of soldiers in the attack on the Ahmadiyah
\ncompound.<\/p>\n
\"I am glad and feel optimistic to hear statements from members
\nof Commission I, who are concerned about us,\" Ahmadiyah spokesman
\nAhmad Supardi said during the meeting. --Antara<\/p>",
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