THE Indonesian Catholic Students Association reported the leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), Muhammad Rizieq Syihab, to the Jakarta Metro Police last Monday for defamation of religion. The next day, the Student Peace Institute filed the same charge against Rizieq.

The two student organizations were prompted by Rizieq's offensive sermon at Pondok Kelapa, Jakarta, last Sunday. The chair of the Indonesian Catholic Students' Association, Ang