Dedi Priadi and Gerry Luhtfi were sentenced to three years in prison and subjected to a death-threat-chanting mob for introducing the "heretical" and persecuted al-Qiyadah al-Islamiyah religious movement to Padang.
In 2007, Dedi Priadi and Gerry Luhtfi Yudistira were charged with introducing a heterodox contemporary Islamic sect, al-Qiyadah al-Islamiyah, to Padang, the capital of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. The Ulema Council of West Sumatra deemed its teachings heretical and un-Islamic. In response, demonstrators from numerous Islamic organizations showed up at the headquarters of the organization—Dedi’s home—and surrounded it, demanding the group’s prohibition and shouting for Dedi and Gerry to be dragged out of the building and killed.
Dedi and Gerry were soon reported to political authorities for their teachings. They were charged under the blasphemy law, found guilty, and both sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.
Prosecuting Beliefs: Indonesia's Blasphemy Laws - Amnesty International
Injustice in Belief: Monitoring the Results of Cases on Blasphemy of Religion and Religious Hate Speech in Indonesia - Indonesian Legal Resource Center
2 followers of Al Qiyadah Sentenced to 3.6 Years in Prison - Oke News [in Indonesian]
In Indonesia, only a certain few religions (Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Hinduism) are recognized and protected. The right to freedom of religion is therefore not afforded to all, but only to some. According to the constitution, the state is "based upon" belief in God, though no specific religion is specified. The state can punish blasphemy in multiple ways: there are provisions in law against "inciting religious hatred" and "misrepresenting" any of the recognized religions. Atheists face both formal and informal discrimination in the Muslim-majority nation.