Protectors of the Pristine

IT is called the Coordinating Agency to Oversee People’s Beliefs, abbreviated Bakorpakem in Indonesian. Its daunting task is to prevent the occurrence of blasphemy in Indonesia. It was this agency which, in mid-April, recommended that the activities of the Indonesian Ahmadiyah sect be banned.

“Our duties and authority are based on law,” said Wisnu Subroto, the agency’s deputy head, last week. Wisnu’s position as the Deputy Attorney Ge

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