Free Alcohol Promo Special For Muhammad-Maria, Holywings Suspected Of Blaspheming Religion

JAKARTA - Holywings is making a lot of noise. Promotion of alcoholic beverages, aka alcohol for Muhammad and Maria, is the root of the problem.

Go viral first, apologize later. This is what Holywings did, while emphasizing the sanctions for those who made this promo. We apologize via social media accounts 'announced' after the public recently protested.

Why did Muhammad and Maria become a promotional event that made many people offended because of matters of belief or specifically about religion?

"The motives of the suspects were that they created these contents to attract visitors to the Holywing outlet," said South Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Budhi Herdi Susianto to reporters, Friday, June 24.

"(Increasing turnover, ed) Especially in outlets whose sales percentage is below the target of 60 percent," said Budhi.

But Kombes Budhi said his party would continue to explore the statements of the suspects. Because, it is possible that there are other motives behind the creation of the controversial promotional content.

Promotion of free alcohol for Muhammad-Maria which then sparked a protest. Dozens of people from the DKI Ansor GP came to Holywings Senayan, Friday, June 24, evening. They protested while sealing Holywings due to the circulation of an e-Flyer promo for free alcoholic drinks for owners of the names Muhammad and Maria

The crowd of GP Ansor DKI made a convoy to the Holywings outlet in Senayan Park, bringing props that read Holywings closing.

According to journalists at the location, the crowd began to visit Holywings Senayan Park, Senayan, Central Jakarta, at around 22.00 WIB, Friday, June 24. They are compact using the green striped attribute

A number of people from GP Anshor seemed to be carrying attributes, one of which was the green GP Ansor flag.

Meanwhile, lawyer Ali Lubis regretted the promotion of free alcoholic beverages to owners of the names Muhammad and Maria. This promotion is called unsettling.

"Moreover, as we all know the names Muhammad and Maria are very identical in relation to certain religious elements recognized in Indonesia," said Ali Lubis in a written statement, Friday, June 24.

"Therefore, I encourage the police to investigate and thoroughly investigate this case, before causing a commotion in the community that has a wide impact," he continued.

He said there were legal provisions regulated by law regarding the handling of alcohol promotion cases for Muhammad and Maria visitors at Holywings. Article 156 in conjunction with Article 156a of the Criminal Code and or the ITE Law Article 28 paragraph 2 can be imposed on suspects.

"Moreover, at this time there have been many community parties, mass organizations, etc. who have reported to the police, and if later it is proven that there was an element of intent and it is proven that there was negligence and error as stipulated in the criminal law and the ITE Law, then I ask the relevant parties to revoke the business license from The Holywings," said Ali Lubis.

The South Jakarta Metro Police have named 6 Holywings employees as suspects in cases of violating the ITE Law. They were found guilty after initiating, creating and distributing e-Flyers containing promos for free alcoholic beverages for owners of the names Muhammad and Maria on social media.

The Head of the South Jakarta Metro Police, Kombes Budhi Herdi Susianto said that he had raised the status of the six people to become suspects, they were EJD (27), NDP (36), DAD (27), EA (22), AAB (25) and AAM. (25).

The suspects were charged with Article 14 paragraph 1 and paragraph 2 of Law Number 1 of 1946 and also Article 156 or Article 156 a of the Criminal Code. Then Article 28 paragraph 2 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning ITE.

Article 14 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code: Whoever, by broadcasting a false notification, intentionally causes trouble among the people, is sentenced to a maximum imprisonment of ten years.

Article 156a of the Criminal Code reads to criminalize those who publicly express feelings (or commit acts) that are hostile, abuse or desecrate a religion (which is adhered to in Indonesia.