Bareskrim Raises Saifuddin Ibrahim's Blasphemy Case To Investigation

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JAKARTA - The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police has raised the status of the alleged blasphemy case of Saifuddin Ibrahim who asked for 300 verses of the Koran to be deleted. Currently, the case is still in the investigation stage.

"There has been a fingerprint (the case of Saifuddin Ibrahim, ed)," said Director of Cyber Crimes at the National Police Criminal Investigation Agency Brigadier General Asep Edi Suheri when confirmed, Wednesday, March 23.

The increase in the status of this case is based on the results of the case title. Investigators believe there was a criminal offence.

In fact, with the status of this case being investigated, sooner or later there will be suspects.

Apart from that, investigators are still looking for Saifuddin Ibrahim, who is widely heard of in the United States. Coordination with related parties continues.

"We are still coordinating intensively with related parties," said Asep.

Bareskrim Polri cooperates with the FBI to find the whereabouts of Saifuddin Ibrahim alias Abraham Ben Moses. Saifuddin is suspected to be in the United States.

"From the results of the investigation, information was obtained that Saifuddin Ibrahim's brother is currently abroad," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo in his statement, Friday, March 18.

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 Koran.

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