The National Police Unveils A Number Of Viral Video Locations Of Azan Calls For Jihad

Karo Penmas, National Police Public Relations Division Brigadier General Awi Setiyono (Photo: Police Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The National Police Headquarters said there were several locations that were used as places to call for the call to prayer bearing jihad. So far there are two known locations.

Police Headquarters Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Awi Setiyono, said that he knew the location in the case based on the investigation of the suspect who had been arrested.

"What is clear is that there were also suspects in Central Java. Yesterday, the suspect was involved in a fraud case and was detained first in a fraud case," Awi told reporters, Friday, December 4.

In addition, there are also those in West Java. This was revealed after arresting SM (22) who was the person who voiced the call to prayer belafaz jihad

"(Other locations) Sukabumi. While the info is like that," he said.

Meanwhile, in the Jakarata area, Awi could not confirm the location. Although in this case the police managed to arrest H in Cakung, East Jakarta. The reason is that the perpetrators are only the spreaders of the video.

"Yes, we are still looking for (the call to prayer), that's why this is still in development," he said.

Previously, the Head of the Police Public Relations Division, Inspector General Argo Yowono, said the perpetrator with the initials SM (22) was arrested in the Cibadak area, West Java, on Friday, December 4 in the morning.

"Yes, it is true, Dittipidsiber has arrested a man in this case," Argo told VOI, Friday, December 4.

This arrest is based on police report number LP / B / 0685 / XII / 2020 / Bareskrim, dated December 2.

Meanwhile, Polda Metro Jaya also arrested a man with the initials H who is suspected of being the party who spread the video of the jihad call to prayer on social media. H is the owner of the Instagram account @hashophasan. He was arrested in Cakung, East Jakarta.

This arrest was based on a report on November 29, 2020. In the report, the video was deemed to contain elements of ethnicity, religion, race and intergroup (SARA)