Mob Violence

Police have arrested 10 people for allegedly beating a man to death .

It was the country’s latest case of deadly mob violence.

The victim, identified as ….was attacked by a mob inside a mosque after ..

He was falsely accused of being a thief. (salah tuduh)

He was not suspected of any felony.

He was a resident of S regency and a student at X university.

He was reportedly in G en route to visit a cousin in Sulawesi.

The incident began when the victim went to the mosque at around 2 a.m. to observe tahajud (a voluntary night prayer).

He found it locked.

He then knocked on the door of a nearby resident, identified as Y, to ask him to open mosque.

Y became angry at him for knocking on his door and reprimand him.

He apparently ignored the admonishment and left.

He then rushed to the mosque caretaker who announced on the mosque’s loudspeaker that a thief at the mosque.

The neighborhood residents (pemukiman) started gathering at the mosque in response to the announcement.

He unaware that he was the accused also joined the crowd at the mosque.

They immediately attacked him

A video of the mob attack has been circulating on social media.

Y and R are among the 10 people the police have arrested in connection with the incident.

All suspects have been charged with article 170 of the criminal code on mob violence.
With maximum punishment of 12 years in prison.

The victim’s family was shocked by the incident.

They asked the police to investigate.

The young man had no criminal record and had recently started observing tahajud.

If anything, taking the law into our own hands without tabayyun [seeking clarification] is utterly forbidden in our country, let alone in Islam,’

Mob lynching is not uncommon in Indonesia.
In August 2017, Muhammad Azahra, 37, was killed by angry residents of  Bekasi.
he was accused of stealing an amplifier from a local musholla (small prayer house).
The mob chased the electronics repairman as he attempted to flee on his motorcycle, beat him and set fire to him.

The police arrested six people as suspects.

They found guilty and sentenced to between seven and eight years for the brutal killing.