JAKARTA - The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police has named Jozeph Paul Zhang as a suspect in a case of allegations of hate speech and blasphemy. The police are still tracking Jozeph Paul Zhang's whereabouts.
"Yes (named as a suspect)", said the Head of Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono, to reporters, Tuesday, April 20.
Rusdi said the determination of the suspect to Jozeph Paul Zhang was based on the results of the case title. Where the investigator believes there is a criminal offense based on two sufficient pieces of evidence.
"(Determination of the suspect) was yesterday (April 19)", he said.
Thus, in this case, Jozeph Paul Zhang was suspected of violating Article 28 Paragraph 2 of the Law on Electronic Information and Transactions or ITE and Article 156a of the Criminal Code. Under the regulation, he faces a maximum sentence of 6 years in prison.
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For information, the National Police has coordinated with the German Embassy in Jakarta and the German police attaché to trace the exact whereabouts of Jozeph Paul Zhang.
This case began when Jozeph Paul Zhang, through a discussion forum via Zoom, claimed to be the 26th prophet. This video is also shown on his personal YouTube channel.
The man opened a zoom discussion forum entitled "Puasa Lalim Islam". Jozeph Paul Zhang also challenges anyone who dares to report himself to the police regarding blasphemy by claiming to be the 26th prophet.
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