Isis supporters want Indonesian who claimed to be ‘26th prophet’ beheaded for insulting Islam’s Prophet Mohammed

  • Police are treating case as blasphemy and are seeking an Interpol notice for man using the name Jozeph Paul Zhang, who is thought to be in Europe
  • Experts warn case could lead to Chinese Indonesians being targeted due to his Chinese-sounding pseudonym

The video featuring a man identifying himself as Jozeph Paul Zhang. Photo: Internet
Islamic State sympathisers have called for the beheading of an Indonesian man who claimed to be the “26th prophet”.

A man identifying himself as Jozeph Paul Zhang made the claim alongside other remarks offensive to Muslims in a YouTube video that went viral over the weekend.

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