November 3, 2005
Chinese Indonesians get hate text messages
Many ethnic Chinese Indonesians have received anonymous text messages threatening them with brutal murders and rapes after the Hari Raya Aidilfitri holidays, raising fears of another major racial riot in the capital, reports Asia Media.
"The senders of the hate messages, circulating for a week now, face charges of spreading malicious rumours and disrupting public order, Mr Andi added.
In the lengthy, vulgar text message, the Chinese Indonesians are accused of being "robbers of Indonesians' money" and "the number one enemies of the Muslims."
Many Chinese Indonesians said they had been receiving the same message several times from different numbers since last week. Some came to know about the message after their friends forwarded it to them in e-mail."
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