Saifuddin Ibrahim Officially Becomes A Blasphemy Suspect, Butut Asks To Delete 300 Al-Quran Verses

JAKARTA - Investigators from the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police have named Saifudin Ibrahim as a suspect in the alleged blasphemy case. The determination of the suspect follows his request to delete 300 verses of the Koran which are considered the cause of radicalism.

"Yes, he has been named a suspect," said the Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police, Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo, to VOI, Wednesday, March 30.

The determination of the suspect is based on the results of a case carried out by the Directorate of Cyber Crime, the Criminal Investigation Department of the Indonesian National Police, on March 28. Investigators believe that Saifuddin Ibrahim's statement violated the rules regarding blasphemy.

"Two days ago, the suspect was named," said Dedi.

Previously, investigators had escalated the case of alleged blasphemy to an investigation. However, Saifuddin Ibrahim has not been arrested so far. Because, his whereabouts are said to be in the United States. The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police is collaborating with the FBI to hunt down the whereabouts of Saifuddin Ibrahim aka Abraham Ben Moses. "From the results of the investigation, information was obtained that Saifuddin Ibrahim's brother is currently abroad," said Dedi.

In an effort to find the whereabouts of Saifuddin Ibrahim, Bareskrim also coordinated with the Directorate General of Immigration to trace his travel history.

"Coordinated with the Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the alleged presence of SI's brother in the United States," said Dedi.

For information, Saifuddin Ibrahim had gone viral on social media because of his statement. He asked the Minister of Religion to delete 300 verses of the Qur'an.

The reason behind his request is because the verses are considered to be the cause of radicalism