Indonesia's FPI Reports Gramedia to Police Over Book 'Defaming' Islam

by Bayu Marhaenjati
Jakarta Globe
June 12, 2012

https://www.legal-project.org/2663/indonesia-fpi-reports-gramedia-to-police-over

Excerpt:

The Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) reported publisher Gramedia Pustaka Utama to the Jakarta Police on Monday for publishing a book that called the Prophet Muhammad a pirate and a murderer, the hard-line organization's spokesman said.

A book titled "Lima Kota Paling Berpengaruh di Dunia" ("Five Cities that Ruled the World") contains libelous language about Islam, FPI spokesman Munarman said. The book, written by American theologian Douglas Wilson, explores how five cities — New York, Jerusalem, Athens, Rome and London — shaped the world.

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