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increased fears for church congregation

T he congregation of the Taman Yasmin Indonesian Christian Church in Bogor, West Java has received new threats. A radical group plan s to disrupt the congregation’s weekly Sunday service on 9 October , prompting increased fears for the ir safety .

According to credible sources, large numbers of a group called the Indonesian Muslim Communication Forum (Forkami) plan to arrive at the site of Taman Yasmin Indonesian Christian Church (also known as Gereja Kristen Indonesia, GKI) this Sunday. They aim to disrupt the weekly service held by the congregation in protest against the church. The congregation has faced increased harassment and intimidation by Forkami members over the past two weeks, in an attempt to force them to leave the church site. On 2 October, several members of the congregation were attacked, despite the presence of the Municipal Administrative Police (Satpol PP).

Menengok Perjalanan GKI  Bogor Pos Taman Yasmin

0 PENTING,SEGERA - Sanggahan dan Bantahan serta Permohonan Koreksi Pemberitaan

Yth Bapak/Ibu Redaksi Metro TV

Sehubungan dengan pemberitaan Metro TV (Headline News, Minggu, 2 Oktober 2011, sore hari, disela penayangan ulang Kick Andy) mengenai apa yang terjadi pada pagi hari dihari yang sama di dekat lokasi Gereja Kristen Indonesia (GKI) Taman Yasmin Bogor Jawa Barat yang memberitakan kejadian tersebut dengan narasi berita yang mengabarkan bahwa adanya kericuhan disana yang dipicu oleh adanya warga gereja yang ibadah dijalan/trotoar yang menerima protes dari "masyarakat", serta yang menyebutkan bahwa gereja dr jemaat yg ibadah ditrotoar adalah gereja yang tidak berijin, maka saya, mewakili Gereja Kristen Indonesia Bakal Pos Taman Yasmin Bogor, menyampaikan sanggahan dan keberatan resmi atas pemberitaan tersebut.