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Bandung mayor tells hardline Muslim group to apologize for stopping Christmas service

Jakarta Globe - December 11, 2016

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Jakarta – Bandung Mayor Ridwan Kamil posted on his official Facebook account a series of notices regarding an incident on Tuesday, Dec. 6, when a hardline Muslim group called PAS, or the Defenders of Ahlus Sunnah, stopped a Christmas service at a convention center in the city, raising the ire of many.

The notices were agreed upon after a meeting with local leaders, including those from the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and the Ministry of Religious Affairs' Bandung office. There were nine points mentioned in the Facebook post in total.

"Within seven days PAS must send an apology to Bandung's Christian Revival Service, or KKR, and a letter to the Bandung city administration stating that PAS will always comply to the laws of the Indonesian government," one of the points said.

"If PAS ignores this notice, the Bandung administration will ban PAS from conducting any activity in the city," another point said.

Indonesian laws prohibit discrimination based on one's ethnicity, religion, race and social group.

Source: http://jakartaglobe.id/news/bandung-mayor-urges-hardline-muslim-group-to-apologize-in-christmas-celebration-dismissal/.