Family attacked over 'false' rituals

Family attacked over 'false' rituals

BOGOR: Hundreds of villagers in Cibungbulang, Leuwiliang
district, Bogor regency, besieged the house of a resident on
Wednesday and threatened to kill his entire family, who were
accused of spreading heresies prejudicial to the Muslim religion.

The angry mob had started to physically assault Rusman alias
Ulus, 45, and his family when the police came to calm them down.

The villagers dispersed after Rustam promised not to further
propagate the alleged heresies in the village.

Cibunglang Police chief Second Insp. Parmin said that Rusman
was a member of an organization called the Islam Union. Unlike
the other villagers, Rustam did not celebrate the Prophet
Muhammad's birthday and discouraged the people from praying for
the dead.

There were three or four other families in the village who had
joined Parmin's organization.--JP