Woman accused of triggering riot leaves Sumatra town

In riot: Residents gather in front of Dewi Samudera, a Chinese temple or pagoda in Tanjung Balai, North Sumatra, which was plundered and set ablaze by an angry mob on July 29. - The Jakarta Post.

MEDAN: Meliana, an Indonesian woman of Chinese ethnicity, who made headlines in local and national media last month for allegedly triggering a riot after complaining about the volume of the adzan (Islamic call to prayer) broadcast from a mosque near her house in Tanjungbalai, North Sumatra, has finally decided to leave the city.

Before departing for Medan, the 41-year-old woman and her husband, Acui, had been staying at the Tanjungbalai Police office for more than three weeks because of fears for their safety.