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Police will process FPI leader's blasphemy case
Jakarta Post - December 30, 2016
Iriawan said the police would treat the case just like any other case. "Why wouldn't we have the guts [to investigate Rizieq]?" Iriawan asked when a journalist questioned whether the police would dare to process the case against the leader of the mass organization whose members had been involved in many raids against places they considered "un-Islamic".
"We are still investigating the case. If we feel it is necessary to carry out a case reconstruction, we will do so," Iriawan said.
Rizieq has been reported by the Indonesian Catholic Students Association (PMKRI) for allegedly committing blasphemy in a speech circulated on the Internet. Rizieq was reported along with two other people who allegedly uploaded Rizieq's video on Instagram and Twitter.
In the 22-second long video, Rizieq is recorded as saying: "If God gave birth, then who would be the midwife?"
Rizieq is accused of violating Article 156 section (a) of the Criminal Code on blasphemy. The charge carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison. The FPI has said it will report the people who filed the lawsuit against Rizieq for defamation or slander. (bbn)
Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/12/30/police-will-process-fpi-leaders-blasphemy-case.html.
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