Indonesian woman who took a dog into a mosque acquitted of blasphemy charges

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An Indonesian woman is acquitted on mental health grounds of blasphemy charges after taking a dog into a mosque.

An Indonesian woman who doctors say should receive psychiatric treatment has been acquitted of blasphemy charges for taking a dog into a mosque.A video that circulated online last July showed a dog running around a mosque in the West Java district of Bogor while a visibly upset Suzethe Margareth argued with shocked worshippers

"The defendant cannot be convicted because of her inability to take responsibility as she has psychiatric disorders," presiding judge Indra Meinantha Vidi said in the ruling.A video that circulated online in Muslim-majority Indonesia last July showed a dog running around a mosque in the West Java district of Bogor while a visibly upset Ms Margareth argues with shocked worshippers.Blasphemy is a criminal offense in Indonesia with a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

 

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'Many Muslims consider dogs to be impure'. So much for being man's best friend!

Islam is so TOLERANT.

What sort of maniacs don't like dogs?

Dog, NOT Food, friend eh

Why do people holiday there? population, nice. Gov't. Nuts! jmo

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