JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police are investigating allegations of blasphemy and hate speech against the youngest son of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo. Police plan to summon Kaesang Pangarep for questioning after receiving a complaint about a video uploaded to YouTube in May, Jakarta police spokesman Argo Yuwono said Thursday. Indonesia’s draconian blasphemy law, which allows for sentences of up to five years in prison, is often used to attack minorities and political foes. The former governor of Jakarta, a minority Christian, is serving a two-year prison sentence for blasphemy after being sentenced in May following months of protests against him by Islamic hardliners. The complainant, Muhammad Hidayat, a resident of Jakarta satellite city Bekasi, said in his report to police that Kaesang also humiliated villagers by describing those he criticized for intolerant attitudes as “countrified.”Kaesang, 22, is currently in Germany with his father who is on an official visit.

Source: National Post July 06, 2017 06:24 UTC