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Jakarta (VOI News) - The Indonesian government strongly condemns the Charlie Hebdo tabloid in France for republishing cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. The Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi expressed criticism in a virtual press conference held on Friday (4/9). Retno Marsudi called this action irresponsible, provocative, and injured hundreds of millions of Muslims in the world. Retno said that this action had the potential to cause division when the world needed to unite against COVID-19.

"The fifth issue is the series of actions of burning and destroying the Koran in Sweden and Denmark as well as the re-publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad by the tabloid Charlie Hebdo. Indonesia strongly condemns all these acts. This act is irresponsible, provocative, and has been injuring the hearts of hundreds of millions of Muslims in the world. All of these actions are against the principles and values ​​of democracy, which have the potential to cause divisions among religious communities, at a time when the world needs unity to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic," Retno said.

The criticism was also directed against a series of acts and acts of burning and destroying the Koran in Sweden and Denmark, some time ago. (YOUTUBE KEMLU / NOUVA)