JAKARTA - The suspect in the case of the Quran memorization challenge with a reward of liquor is threatened with a maximum of 5 years in prison with the presumption of Article 300 and/or Article 301 of the Criminal Code concerning blasphemy. There are four suspects, namely the initials RES as the host, I and AK as the challenge giver and M is the audience who appears to entertain the challenge.
"Based on the series of investigations and evidence obtained, investigators have named four suspects. The suspects RES and AK were arrested on Wednesday (12/8) and detained for 20 days at the Metro Jaya Police Detention Center (prison) starting today," said Iman, Thursday, August 13.
In this case, the investigators of the Polda Metro Jaya secured evidence in the form of five flash drives containing digital video recordings as well as clothes used by the RES and AK suspects during the incident.
The police have also examined five reporters and a number of witnesses from the Ancol area management, event organizers, and witnesses at the scene.
In the development of the case, investigators plan to examine the event organizers, booth officers, and the beverage manufacturer.
The police also involved digital forensic experts, Islamic experts from the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) and the Ministry of Religion, language experts, criminal law experts, and experts to test the alcohol content.
This case was handled by the police after a viral video was uploaded on the X social media through the @Jakartatalk account which showed the event of a challenge for visitors to memorize the Quran with a reward of liquor at a liquor booth.
In the video uploaded, the visitor read one of the verses from the holy book of the Quran.
After reaping controversy, the organizers apologized and said the challenge was outside the direction or approval of the organizers.
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