SURABAYA - The East Java Police have named the chairman of the Greater Surabaya Khilafatul Muslimin, Aminuddin Mahmud as a suspect. Aminuddin was named a suspect in connection with the convention by inviting the community to unite in the caliphate system.

"There is one person who has been named as a suspect, namely Aminudin, who is the leader of the Khilafatul Muslimin Surabaya," said the Head of Public Relations of the East Java Police, Kombes Dirmanto, at the East Java Police Headquarters in Surabaya, Friday, June 10.

According to Dirmanto, Aminuddin is suspected of carrying out convoy activities to invite, appeal to the public to support the Khilafatul Muslimin Abdul Qodir Hasan Baraja in Lampung. The convoy activity on the Surabaya and Sidoarjo routes was carried out on Sunday, May 29, 2022.

At that time, the convoy led by Aminuddin also distributed flyers to the public and put up pamphlets on each motorbike.

"The person concerned is the person responsible for the convoy activities, distributing brochures, and urging the public to support the Muslim Khilafatul," he said.

Dirmanto said the suspect was named after investigators examined 42 witnesses, plus four expert witnesses consisting of experts in criminal law, language, sociology, and religion.

"There are about 63 pieces of evidence that we managed to confiscate, whether in the form of books, pamphlets, flag brochures and so on," he said.

The suspect Aminuddin was charged with Article 82 of Law No. 16 of 2017 concerning the establishment of a replacement regulation for Law No. 2 of 2017 concerning amendments to Law No. 17 of 2013 concerning Social Organizations. Then Article 107 of the Criminal Code Article 15 of Law No. 1 of 1946, then Article 55 of the Criminal Code.

"With the threat of life imprisonment, or imprisonment for a minimum of five years and a maximum of 20 years in prison," he said.


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