Bareskrim Involves 20 Experts Investigate Allegations Of Blasphemy Panji Gumilang

Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan/PHOTO: Rizky Adytia-VOI

JAKARTA - The alleged blasphemy case involving the leadership of Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School, Panji Gumilang, continues to be investigated. The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police involved 20 experts to shed light on the case.

"The expert witnesses are 5 criminal experts, 8 religious experts, 2 linguists, 2 ITE experts, 2 sociologists, 1 laboratory expert," said Karo Penmas of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan to reporters, Monday, July 24.

The investigative team is said to be still collecting information from these experts. Then, pour it out in the investigation report (BAP)

Later, the statements of the experts will be used as one of the evidences or supporters in the process of conducting a case for determining the suspect.

In addition, in investigating the alleged blasphemy case of Panji Gumilang, investigators have asked for information as many as 30 witnesses. They are reporters to parties deemed to be aware of the alleged crime.

Ramadhan said the investigative team would examine Panji Gumilang again. However, the timing has not been confirmed.

The reason is that the examination process for the leadership of the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School will only be carried out when the investigative team has finished collecting expert information.

"After examining witnesses and examining experts, investigators will conduct an examination of PG's brother," said Ramadhan.

Panji Gumilang has undergone an examination on July 3. To investigators, the Head of the Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School is said to have acknowledged all his statements circulating in the form of videos.

Meanwhile, from one of the videos circulating on social media, Panji Gumilang said that the Qur'an was a essay by the Prophet Muhammad.

In addition, during the investigation process, Panji Gumilang was also suspected of spreading information that caused hatred or hostility between individuals and groups.