Holywings Hopes Alcohol Promotion Legal Case Will Be Ended Soon, Reveals 3,000 Employees Depending On Company's Sustainability

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JAKARTA - The management of Holywings Indonesia apologized to the public for the case of promoting alcohol for people named Muhammad and Maria who are currently being processed by law.

Holywings hopes that this handling will be completed soon for the sake of the sustainability of the company, where, they say, there are thousands of employees who depend on Holywings for their lives.

"We ask for prayers and support from the Indonesian people so that problems that occur can be immediately resolved in accordance with applicable legal procedures, for the sake of sustainability. More than 3,000 employees at Holywings Indonesia and their families who depend on this company," wrote Holywings in a statement on its account. Instagram @holywingsindonesia, Sunday, June 26.

Currently, the police have named 6 suspects who are responsible for promoting alcohol which has also been criticized by various parties. Holywings insists their management is not hands off.

"We will definitely continue to monitor the development of this case, take firm action, and will never let go," he said.

"We promise to be better," wrote Holywings closing his statement.

Promotion of alcoholic beverages, aka alcohol, for Muhammad and Maria, became the root of the problem that made a lot of noise until the law dragged on. 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 beverages for owners of the names Muhammad and Maria.

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).