Tomorrow Thursday, Bareskrim Checks Panji Gumilang Regarding Allegations Of Blasphemy

Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, At Police Headquarters (Rizky AP/VOI)

JAKARTA - The head of the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School, Panji Gumilang, is scheduled to undergo an examination at Bareskrim Polri, on Thursday, July 27. The examination is related to the investigation of the alleged blasphemy case. "Regarding brother PG, he has sent a summons to be present as a witness on Thursday 27 July 2023," said Karo Penmas of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan to reporters, Wednesday, July 26. In the summons, Panji Gumilang was asked to attend around 10.00 WIB. On the other hand, Ramadhan also conveyed the progress of handling of the alleged blasphemy case. Dozens of witnesses and experts have been questioned in the process of investigation to investigation. "So if first, the investigation team has already pocketed the results of the examination of evidence carried out by the Puslabfor Polri. "Investigators of the Directorate of General Crimes at Bareskrim Polri have examined 30 witnesses, 20 expert witnesses," said Ramadhan. Panji Gumilang was originally examined for the first time on July 3, then. The examination is only a clarification related to the reporting carried out by several parties. "So if first, the examination is carried out or asked for information in the form of clarification during the investigation stage," said Ramadhan.

During the first examination, Panji Gumilang was said to have acknowledged all his statements circulating in the form of videos. One of the videos circulating on social media, Panji Gumilang said the Qur'an was a essay by the Prophet Muhammad.