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Expert claims Ahok's speech expressed criminal intent
Jakarta Post - February 22, 2017
Mudzakir, a criminal law expert with Indonesia Islamic University (UII), testified that Ahok had been fully aware of his comment about Surah Al Maidah 51, as he had conveyed a similar statement on at least three occasions: in Thousand Islands, at City Hall and at an event held by a political party.
"He intentionally made [blasphemous remarks] about Surah Al Maidah," Mudzakir said during the 11th hearing in the case on Tuesday.
While Ahok repeatedly said his statement referred to people who misuse the verse for certain political goals, Mudzakir said such a defense was unacceptable.
Ahok had not highlighted the false interpretation of the verse in his speech, but only Surah Al Maidah 51, which was deemed holy by Muslims, Mudzakir said.
His intention to commit blasphemy met the criminal element condition stipulated in Articles 156 and 156a of the Criminal Code, which carry a maximum prison sentence of four and five years, respectively, Mudzakir said.
Mudzakir was one of three witnesses testifying at Tuesday's hearing, alongside Miftachul Ahyar, a religious expert from Nahdlatul Ulama's central executive board, and Yunahar Ilyas from the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI). (trw)
Source: http://jakartaglobe.id/news/criminal-expert-witness-says-ahok-guilty-desecrating-koran/.
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