<p>A 30-year-old Indonesian civil servant has been arrested on charges of blasphemy after he created a Facebook page that said he did not believe in god.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The man, identified as Alexander, created the Facebook fan page titled "Ateis Minang" (Minang Atheist), which was "liked" by 1,238 Facebook users, the Jakarta Post reported.<br />Alexander, who acknowledges Islam as his religion on his identity card, also declared he did not believe in angels, devils, heaven and hell as well as other "myths".<br /><br />He faces a maximum sentence of five years in jail if found guilty.Police chief Chairul Azi from West Java's Dharmasraya region said the man triggered unrest among local residents.<br /><br />A number of residents came to his office and attacked him before he was taken to a police station. He is now in police custody.<br /><br />On the fan page, Alexander said he was an atheist from Padang in West Sumatra, which is a Muslim stronghold.<br /><br />"He said he realised what he said and was prepared to lose his job to defend his beliefs," the police official said.<br /><br />Indonesia recognises six official religions -- Islam, Christian Protestants and Catholics, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism.</p>
<p>A 30-year-old Indonesian civil servant has been arrested on charges of blasphemy after he created a Facebook page that said he did not believe in god.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The man, identified as Alexander, created the Facebook fan page titled "Ateis Minang" (Minang Atheist), which was "liked" by 1,238 Facebook users, the Jakarta Post reported.<br />Alexander, who acknowledges Islam as his religion on his identity card, also declared he did not believe in angels, devils, heaven and hell as well as other "myths".<br /><br />He faces a maximum sentence of five years in jail if found guilty.Police chief Chairul Azi from West Java's Dharmasraya region said the man triggered unrest among local residents.<br /><br />A number of residents came to his office and attacked him before he was taken to a police station. He is now in police custody.<br /><br />On the fan page, Alexander said he was an atheist from Padang in West Sumatra, which is a Muslim stronghold.<br /><br />"He said he realised what he said and was prepared to lose his job to defend his beliefs," the police official said.<br /><br />Indonesia recognises six official religions -- Islam, Christian Protestants and Catholics, Hinduism, Buddhism and Confucianism.</p>