Indonesian bishop says Christians scapegoated.(Indonesia)(Bishop Joseph Suwatan of Manado)(Brief article)

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Jakarta -- A Catholic bishop is urging Indonesia's top prosecutor to withdraw the death sentences imposed on three Christians who were convicted of inciting religious violence in the troubled Proso region.

Bishop Joseph Suwatan of Manado met with Indonesia's attorney general on January 25, 2006, accompanied...

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