ABSTRACT
In the previous chapter it was shown how Yusman Roy developed and disseminated a variant interpretation of Islamic ritual prayer. The focus was on the reaction of the local community and particularly of representatives of sub-national branches of MUI. It was also seen how rulings in the form of fatawa were produced in response to Roy’s activities, and events evolved over a number of years before culminating in his arrest. This chapter presents the second part of the case study, focusing on the legal process including the criminal trial, taking up the narrative from the point of Roy’s arrest in May 2005. Roy’s case moved swiftly through the Indonesian court system, concluding with his conviction on 30 August 2005. A fi rst level appeal was rejected in September of that year, and a Supreme Court challenge was rejected the following January.
