Bareskrim Collaborates With FBI Buru Saifuddin Ibrahim, Who Asks The Minister Of Religion To Delete 300 Verses Of The Qur'an.

JAKARTA - The Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police is collaborating with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to search for the whereabouts of Saifuddin Ibrahim alias Abraham Ben Moses. Because, based on information, he was in the United States.

Saifuddin Ibrahim alias Abraham Ben Moses is a reported case of alleged blasphemy. He was reportedly in the aftermath of his statement asking the Minister of Religion (Menag) Yaqut Cholil Qoumas to delete 300 verses of the Qur'an.

"From the results of the investigation, information was obtained that Saifuddin Ibrahim's brother is currently abroad," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo in his statement, Friday, March 18.

In an effort to find the whereabouts of Saifuddin Ibrahim, Bareskrim coordinated with the Legal Attache Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Including the Directorate General of Immigration to trace travel history.

"Coordinated with the Directorate General of Immigration at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the alleged presence of SI's brother in the United States," said Dedi.

In handling this case, the Criminal Investigation Unit has also examined several experts. The goal is to ensure that Saifuddin Ibrahim's statement violates the criminal code.

"We have asked for information from linguists, legal sociologists, Islamic religious experts, and criminal experts," said Dedi.

The report against Saifuddin Ibrahim has also been registered with the number LP/B/0133/III/2022/SPKT Bareskrim Polri. In this case, Saifuddin Ibrahim is suspected of violating Article 45 A Paragraph 2 in conjunction with Article 28 Paragraph (2) Law No. on Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning information and electronic transactions.

Then, Article 156 of the Criminal Code and or Article 156a of the Criminal Code and or Article 14 Paragraphs 1 and 2. Then, Article 15 of Law Number 1 of 1946 concerning Criminal Law Regulations.

For information, Saifuddin Ibrahim had gone viral on social media because of his statement. He asked the Minister of Religion to delete 300 verses of the Qur'an.

The reason behind his request is because the verses are considered to be the cause of radicalism.