Algeria: Govt defends Ahmadiyah persecution, sect members arrests; community decries "vilification campaign"


Those arrested have been investigated for offences including unauthorized fundraising and the illicit use of private homes to conduct unauthorised secret meetings.

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | UK Desk
Source/Credit: Daily Mail / Reuters
By Lamine Chikhi | April 28, 2017

ALGIERS, April 28 (Reuters) - Algeria's government has rejected accusations from rights groups that it persecuted the Ahmadiyah religious sect during a recent spate of arrests, saying those detained were targeted for breaking the law not for their beliefs.

International rights groups have expressed concern in Algeria about crackdowns and religious persecution of Ahmadiyah, a Muslim sect also found in Pakistan and Indonesia as well as in communities in Europe but who some Sunnis accuse of apostasy.

The Ahmadiyah identify as Muslims, but believe another prophet followed the Prophet Mohammed, who founded Islam. That view runs counter to the Muslim religion's central belief and is considered problematic by most mainstream Islamic organizations.
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