Pope Francis was visiting Indonesia this week when seven people were detained for making online challenges to him against him in the country’s most popular Muslim nation.
The 87-year-old priest’s journey to Indonesia aimed to encourage spiritual unity amidst concerns of fanaticism and intolerance. The detention took place in many places, including Jakarta, West Sumatra, and Bangka Belitung.
The suspects are accused of posting bomb threat messages on social media about Pope Francis’s common events in Jakarta.
According to Aswin Siregar, the spokesman for Indonesia’s elite counter-terrorism unit Densus 88,” Densus 88 has taken legal action against seven people… who made threats in the form of advertising or evil risks via social media in response to the priest’s arrival”.
” There was also a danger to set fire to the spots”, Aswin added.
During his explore, Pope Francis was scheduled to visit significant places like Southeast Asia’s largest dome, Jakarta’s church, the political palace, and the national sports stadium. To ensure his safety, safety procedures have been heightened. Highways around these important places have been modified, either re-routed or closed down.
Indonesia has a record of grappling with Islamist extremism, but the origins of the arrested suspects ‘ ideas were not revealed. The state experienced its deadliest strike in 2002, when attacks on Bali beach left 202 people dead.
The safety information for Pope Francis’s attend included around 4, 000 workers, comprising guns, men, police officers, and his private security group.
After finishing his activities in Indonesia, the bishop is set to continue his Asia-Pacific journey with stops in Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Singapore.
