On 9 June 2008 the Indonesian government issued a decree severely limiting the activities of the Ahmadiyya sect. The decree prohibits the sect from preaching that Muhammad is not the final prophet. The government has been under pressure from two opposing sides on the Ahmadiyya issue. In the latest in a series of rallies, thousands of hard-line Muslims gathered on 9 June outside the presidential palace and the Jakarta police headquarters. The protest, led by the United Muslim’ Action to Disband Ahmadiyya, demanded that the government disband the sect. With the head Islamic authority — the Ulema Council — backing the hardline Muslims, violence against Ahmadiyya has increased. On the other hand, there are those within Indonesia who oppose any measures against the sect as a violation of religious freedom.