The Case Of Edy Mulyadi 'Kalimantan Where Jin Throws Children' Goes To Investigation, Gun Romli: Don't Arrest Too Long

JAKARTA - The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police has upgraded the status of the alleged hate speech case with reported Edy Mulyadi from investigation to investigation.

"The hate speech case committed by brother EM has been upgraded from an investigation to an investigation," said Karo Penmas of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan to reporters, Wednesday, January 26.

Improvement of the status of the case to investigation based on the results of the case title. Investigators believe that there is an element of criminal offense in Edy Mulyadi's statement that Kalimantan is a place for genies to dispose of children.

"Then the investigator, after conducting the case, concludes the status of the investigation into an investigation," said Ramadhan.

On the status of this case, Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) activist Mohamad Guntur Romli also opened his voice. While uploading online media reports on his Twitter account @GunRomli, Gun Romli, his greeting, hopes that the process of this case will be accelerated.

"Don't be late, #TangkapEdyMulyadi," said Guntur Romli, quoted Wednesday, January 26.

On the other hand, social media activist Denny Siregar can't imagine how angry Edy must be at the series of criticisms he has received. Through his Twitter account, @DennySiregar7, Denny offended Edy.

"Imagine how Eddy Mulyadi has been feeling for the past few days. Sleeping is not calm. Eating is not good," tweeted Denny, seen from his Twitter account, Wednesday, January 26.

Secretary General of the National Movement to Guard Fatwa (GNPF) Ulama Edy Mulyadi previously straightened the context of the sentence "where the genie throws away children". According to him, the term is commonly used by residents of Jakarta to describe a remote location.

"I'm really sorry to be considered, I'm still sorry. Only what I said in the context of where the genie dumped the child was to describe a remote, remote location. If my friends in Kalimantan feel disturbed, insulted, I apologize," said Edy through his Youtube channel, @BANG EDY CHANNEL reported by VOI, Monday, January 24.

Edy said, not only Kalimantan, for Jakarta alone there are several locations that were formerly referred to as places for genies to dispose of children. For example, in the National Monument (Monas) area, Central Jakarta, or BSD in the 1980-90s.

"So the place where the genie throws the child is a common term. I don't know if my friends have any motivation to try to play this issue, but even so I want to say that I'm sorry," explained Edy.

After raising the status of this case, the investigator from the National Police Headquarters has sent a notification letter for the start of the investigation (SPDP) to the Attorney General's Office. The administrative requirements in the investigation process are complete.

"And today has also sent a letter of notification of the start of the investigation or SPDP to the Attorney General's Office," said Ramadhan.