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Indonesian comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono was reported to the police over material in his two-hour stand-up comedy special, Mens Rea.
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JAKARTA – Public support in Indonesia has grown for comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono, who was reported to the police for incitement and blasphemy, sparking a debate on whether Indonesia is prepared for political satire.
Mr Pandji was reported last week to the Jakarta police by groups billing themselves as the youth wings of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s two largest Islamic organisations, over material in his two-hour stand-up comedy special, Mens Rea.
