JAKARTA - Comedian Pandji Pragiwaksono showed his cooperative attitude by fulfilling the call for clarification from the Polda Metro Jaya regarding 5 reports and 1 complaint related to the Stand Up Comedy Mens Rea event he held some time ago.
Accompanied by his lawyer, Haris Azhar, Pandji arrived at the police station in a casual appearance and ready to dialogue.
Haris Azhar explained that the agenda of their arrival today was for an invitation for clarification. According to him, this is not a rigid and formal process.
"If the clarification is not a very strict mechanism, this is still more or less chatting from the police to us," said Haris Azhar at the Polda Metro Jaya, Friday, February 6.
He likened this meeting to a session of "mutual understanding". His party will first listen to what is the main concern of the police.
"So we will talk to the police first, hear what the problem is that they are concerned about," he continued.
On the other hand, Pandji will also use this moment to share stories and provide explanations. Hopefully, the clarification from his party can help the police in understanding the context of the Mens Rea performance.
"Maybe later Pandji can share stories for the police to develop or investigate the case," said Haris.
Haris continued that there was no special preparation that they brought, other than prayer and good physical condition.
"Other materials (prepared) are prayers, breakfast, bathing," joked Haris.
Pandji himself seemed very relaxed. He promised to provide more exciting information after the clarification process was completed.
"What is conveyed will be more exciting and fun after going through the process," he said.
For information, this case began with the launch of Pandji Pragiwaksono's performance titled Mens Rea on the Netflix streaming platform at the end of 2025.
This performance invited various reactions including a group of people on behalf of the Young Forces of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and the Young Alliance of Muhammadiyah, reporting Pandji Pragiwaksono because they felt that some parts of his comedy material offended the dignity of religious organizations and were considered to contain elements of religious blasphemy.
One of the evidence submitted by the reporter to the police was a flash drive containing footage of the performance. However, this evidence was once debated by legal experts because it was allegedly illegally taken from a paid platform.
In addition to the Mens Rea case, Pandji Pragiwaksono is also known to be facing a separate report at the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police regarding old jokes in 2013 which were considered to offend the Toraja tribe.
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