Picked Up By Investigators, Yahya Walon Has Returned To The Bareskrim Detention Center

Yahya Walloni / Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The suspect in the alleged blasphemy case, Yahya Waloni, has returned to the Police Criminal Investigation Unit. Yahya was picked up by investigators from the Police Hospital on Friday, September 3.

"He returned to the Criminal Investigation Unit last night," said the Head of Medical Services and Treatment of the Police Hospital, Kombes Pol Yayok Witarto when confirmed, Saturday, September 4.

Yayok explained that Yahya Waloni was in good condition and was able to undergo outpatient treatment at the Police Criminal Investigation Unit. Because, must continue to take drugs for swelling of the heart.

"The person concerned must continue to take medicine," he explained.

Previously reported, Yahya Waloni uploaded lecture content stating that the Bible was fictitious and fake through Tri Datu's YouTube account.

For this content, the Manado-born man was reported by the Love Pluralism Community to the Criminal Investigation Police of the Indonesian National Police on 27 April 2021.

Furthermore, the investigators conducted an investigation and named Yahya Waloni as a suspect in May 2021 and succeeded in arresting him on Thursday, August 26, at his residence in Permata housing, Dragon Cluster, Cileungsi, Bogor Regency, West Java.

For his actions, Yahya was charged with Article 28 paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 45a paragraph 2 of the ITE Law or Article 156a of the Criminal Code with a threat of 6 years in prison.