Police arrested 20 members of the hardline Islam Defenders Front (FPI) after more than 10 police officers were wounded during a violent FPI protest in Jakarta. Among those arrested was Irwan, an FPI member who organized the event, which protested against an incoming deputy governor because he is Christian and Chinese. A rights group called for the repeal of Islamic bylaws in Aceh that impose sharia punishments such as whipping on non-Muslims and infringe on basic human rights.
