An Indonesian man has been sentenced to two and a half years in jail and fined $10,598 for professing his atheism on the internet.
Aan was arrested earlier this year for posting "There is no God" on the social networking website Facebook.Alexander Aan, a West Sumatran civil servant, was sentenced in court on Thursday with blasphemy and violating internet laws.
Prosecutors in the case had demanded a prison sentence of three and a half years but the court handed down only two and a half. Aan's lawyers said they were considering an appeal.
