Indonesian Cult Leader Arrested, Charged With Blasphemy

In Indonesia, cult leader Lia Aminuddin (also known as Lia Eden) was arrested this morning and charged with blasphemy, according to the Jakarta Post. Some 23 of her Kingdom of Eden followers were also taken into custody. Already convicted of blasphemy in 2006 and sentenced to two years in prison, she is now charged with distributing books, pamphlets and CDs with her message that God wants every religion annulled. She also has used a website to make her revelation known. She claims to be the Holy Spirit, God's messenger Gabriel and the reincarnation of the Virgin Mary. When arrested, she said that divine revelation told her to refuse a lawyer and instead defend herself.