Demonstrators who gathered crowded around the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta represented, among others, members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), Islamic Peoples Forum (FUI) and Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia.
The protesters carried flags and banners that read “Cut off those who contempt Islam”, “Muslims are ready to guide victims of Ahmadiyah infidels” and “Muslims [must] disband Ahmadiyah”.
The demonstration is a reaction to president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's recent statement in which he said that unlawful and violent organisations must be disbanded.
The Ahmadiyah followers in Indonesia have been experiencing a series of sectarian attacks in Indonesia. The latest incident took place earlier this month, when a mob of more than 1,500 people attacked an Ahmadi congregation in Central Java's strife-hit Temanggung district, killing three Ahmadiyah Muslims.
The Ahmadiyah sect is an offshoot of Islam founded in India during the late 19th century.
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