We do hope the legal procedure of this blasphemy case is carried out based on the concepts of equality before the law and transparency
Jakarta – Indonesia’s Ulema Council (MUI) applauded the National Police for instantly detaining YouTuber Muhammad Kace over a blasphemy case and is optimistic of him being tried on the basis of the concept of equality before law.
” We do hope the legal procedure of this blasphemy case is carried out based upon the concepts of equality prior to the law and openness,” MUI deputy secretary for Legal and Human Being Rights Affairs Ikhsan Abdullah remarked.
Kace was detained at his hideout in the Banjar Untal-Untal Hamlet of Ulang Town, Kuta Utara Sub-district, Badung District, Bali Province, on Tuesday at 7: 30 p.m. regional time.
From the resort island, Kace was then required to Jakarta on Wednesday afternoon for questioning, according to Chief of the National Police’s Criminal Examination Department Senior Citizen Commissioner Agus Andrianto.
Kace, a previous Muslim who has actually converted to Christianity, was arrested following a police probe into grievances filed by Muslims, who implicated him of having repeatedly insulted Islam and Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in videos that he published on his YouTube channel.
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As disclosed in a declaration that ANTARA estimated here, Thursday, Abdullah affirmed that MUI’s main executive board and leaders of all MUI provincial chapters applauded the police’s law enforcement versus Kace.
” Together with the Nahdlatul Ulama, Muhammadiyah, and all Muslim-based companies connecting with MUI, we continue to keep an eye on the legal procedure for this blasphemy case,” he remarked.
In some of his remarks, which went viral, Kace has, for example, stated Muhammad bin Abdullah (the prophet) was “surrounded by devils and phonies,” ANTARA noted.
He is likewise declared to have purposefully revealed disrespect to the mentors of Quran and changed the welcoming for Muslims.
Prior to his arrest, the Indonesian Communication and Informatics Ministry had actually disclosed that the contents of Kace’s videos had breached the rules of Indonesia’s Electronic Info and Transaction (ITE) Law.
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In a bid to prevent the proliferation of blasphemous material on social networks platforms, the ministry has provided a special site (https://www.aduankonten.id/) where content breaching the law can be reported by the public, according to the officials.
The blasphemy case involving Kace has actually set off public outrage over the previous couple of days, with the youth wing of Muhammadiyah, Pemuda Muhammadiyah (PM), prompting the authorities to right away act versus him.
Muhammadiyah is Indonesia’s second-largest Muslim organization after the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU).
Chairman of the PM-Central Jakarta chapter Akmil Faisal was estimated by CNN Indonesia on Wednesday as stating that he will organize a mass rally if the cops did not detain Kace.
According to CNN Indonesia, Faisal provided the police three days to apprehend Kace and called on individuals to remain calm and continue to maintain unity among interfaith neighborhoods in the country.
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