[PJ] On December 7, 2018, the Google Play Store approved the latest version of "Smart Pakem," an app that allows Muslims in Jakarta, the capital of the largest Muslim country on earth, to report violations of Sharia law such as blasphemy and even heresy. The app allows users to report people who practice unrecognized religions or unorthodox interpretations of Indonesia's six officially recognized faiths: Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Protestant Christianity, and Roman Catholic Christianity.According to Google's translation on the Google Play Store,"Smart Pakem" intends "to make it easier to find information and manage religion, belief flow and community organizations in the jurisdiction of DKI Jakarta," the capital of Indonesia.
Basically a 'targeting' App.
The app, which has more than 1,000 installs, claims to provide a list of "laws and regulations that regulate the activities of the flow of beliefs in the community."
While most areas of Indonesia do not enforce the entirety of Sharia (Islamic law), the national criminal code prohibits blasphemy, which it defines as "the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things." Article 156(a) makes it illegal to "express feelings of hostility, hatred, or contempt against religion," with a penalty of up to five years in prison.
Related: Washington Standard - Google Approves App For Muslims To Report People Who Commit Blasphemy
