Indonesia court acquits woman of blasphemy on mental health grounds

An Indonesian court on Wednesday acquitted a woman, earlier indicted for blasphemy against Islam for entering a mosque wearing shoes and carrying a dog, on the grounds that she was not mentally fit to be held responsible for her actions.The decision, however, was immediately criticized by a local Muslim leader.In their verdict, the judicial panel of the Cibinong District Court in the town of Bogor, near Jakarta, found that the defendant Suzethe Margaret, 52, "had convincingly committed a religious blasphemy."From witness testimony and evidence, however, the panel of judges also found that t…READ FULL ARTICLE