Mahfud MD Forms A Team To Help Bareskrim Investigate Allegations Of Blasphemy At Al-Zaytun Islamic Boarding School

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD is said to be making a team in a series of investigations into the alleged blasphemy case with the reported leader of the Al-Zaytun Islamic Boarding School, Panji Gumilang. The formation of the team aims to strengthen the handling carried out by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police. "Because, the case has become a polemic and causes unrest in the community. "Of course, the expert witnesses will also involve the Ministry of Religion, the Director General of Islamic Community Affairs, who will be able to provide testimony. Then from MUI, it is hoped that there will be allegations of religious blasphemy," he said. Meanwhile, in handling the alleged blasphemy, Bareskrim has received a police report (LP). The process is still being investigated. Later, the Ministry of Religion (Kemenag) to the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) will be used as an expert. "Of course, later the expert witnesses will also involve the Ministry of Religion, the Director General of Islamic Community Development who will be able to give testimony. Then from MUI, then from religious figures who have the understanding as the real teaching of Islam, "said Agus. Not only experts, the investigative team will also examine witnesses and the reporting parties. Their statements are needed as a basis for determining whether there is a criminal act in the reporting.

Then, the examination process will lead to the Islamic Education Foundation which oversees the Al-Zaytun Islamic Boarding School. From that series of examinations, we will refer to the suspect. "Later, we will lead to the internal Al-Zaytun Islamic Boarding School Foundation and of course later it will lead to who is the suspect rather than the alleged criminal act of blasphemy," said Agus.