The National Police Will Look For Criminal Usur In Sengkarut, Al-Zaytun Islamic Boarding School

The National Police said that they would investigate whether or not there was a criminal offense committed by the caretaker of the Al-Zaytun Islamic Boarding School (Ponpes) Panji Gumilang.

The statement was in response to the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) asking the police to process the law on alleged insults to religion.

"We have to see if there is a criminal offense there. This is the problem, we have to see the hut," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, to reporters, Thursday, June 22.

However, when asked about the concrete steps that will be taken in the near future, Ramadan cannot confirm yet. The reason is that the authority of the investigation process rests with the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police.

So, for now, no information has been obtained regarding whether or not there have been legal steps that have been or will be taken.

"We'll ask it first," said Ramadhan.

Deputy Secretary General (Wasekjen) MUI Ikhsan Abdullah asked the police to process a case of alleged blasphemy against religion by the caretaker of the Al-Zaytun Panji Gumilang Islamic Boarding School.

"If it is a crime, not just a deviant act, he commits a criminal act of causing unrest, insulting religion, blasphemy, and others," said Ikhsan.

Even so, Ikhsan hopes that the Al-Zaytun Islamic Boarding School will not be closed, but a change of management will be carried out. This concerns the fate of many people at the boarding school.

"Yes, it will continue and the education will be fostered by the Ministry of Religion together with MUI," he said

The Al Zaytun Islamic Boarding School received public attention in line with the statement made by its caregiver, Panji Gumilang, and a number of other issues. A number of parties considered Al Zaytun to be heretical and deviant, and urged that the pesantren be disbanded immediately.