Bareskrim Will Check Panji Gumilang For The Second Time Regarding Allegations Of Blasphemy

JAKARTA - Bareskrim Polri will re-examine the leadership of the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School, Panji Gumilang, in investigating the alleged blasphemy case. However, regarding the timing of the examination of Panji Gumilang cannot be ascertained. This is because investigators will first complete the process of requesting witness and expert statements. "After examining witnesses and expert examinations, investigators will conduct an examination of PG's brother," said Karo Penmas of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan to reporters, Monday, July 24. In the examination note, Ramadhan said that at least 30 witnesses had been questioned regarding the alleged blasphemy involving Panji Gumilang. Then, investigators also planned to ask for information from 20 experts. Currently, the process is still ongoing. "The list of expert witnesses is 5 criminal experts, 8 linguists, 2 linguists, 2 ITE experts, 2 sociologists, 1 Labfor expert," said Ramadhan. The leader of the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School was originally examined on July 3. To investigators, Panji Gumilang is said to admit all his statements circulating in video form.

Meanwhile, from one of the videos circulating on social media, Panji Gumilang said that the Qur'an was an essay by the Prophet Muhammad. In addition, during the investigation process, Panji Gumilang was also suspected of spreading information that caused hatred or hostility between individuals and groups.