Mum jailed for blasphemy after complaining her neighbourhood mosque’s loudspeaker was ‘too noisy’ in Indonesia

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A WOMAN was jailed for blasphemy after complaining that her local mosque’s loudspeaker was “too noisy”. The mum-of -four, Meliana, was sentenced to 18 months following a trial in …

A WOMAN was jailed for blasphemy after complaining that her local mosque's loudspeaker was "too noisy".AP:Associated PressShe was jailed for blasphemy after complaining that her local mosque's loudspeaker in Indonesia was 'noisy'

Her remarks allegedly triggered riots in Tanjung Balai, resulting in Buddhist temples being torched, reportsMeliana’s lawyers said her comments about the volume of the speaker had been"twisted" to sound as though she was objecting to the call to prayer.She was jailed for 18 months in August last year - a sentence that sparked outrage for being considerably longer than jail terms given to the rioters, who were given just one or two months in jail.

She took her case to Indonesia's Supreme Court after her first appeal was denied in a local court in October last year.Human Rights Watch has slammed Meliana's conviction and sentence.URINE TROUBLEMcCanns brand trolls 'idiots' for sick Maddie toy that's 'missing' from boxELECTROCUTION DEATHBrit ‘very ill’ in Thai hospital as dad begs for £25k to bring her home

 

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It's bullshit. All civil society organizations need to rise up and defend her.

Luckily this doesn’t happen in Quebec oh wait it does😡🤬🤬🤬

Like seriously

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