Advocates to Report Ganjar Pranowo for Blasphemy Allegation
11 April 2018 08:34 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian Muslim Advocate Association [IKAMI] planned to file a report of religious blasphemy conducted by Ganjar Pranowo through a poem `Kau Ini Bagaimana atau Aku Harus Bagaimana`.
“We will prepare the evidence to report Ganjar,” the IKAMI’s secretary Djuju Purwantoro told Tempo on Tuesday, April 10.
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The Central Java governor candidate Ganjar Pranowo was said to insult Islam by reciting the poetry written by KH Mustofa Bisri in a private television station last March and spread the video in the social media on March 10, despite the work is not belong to him.
Based on Law No. 19/2016 Article 28 (2) in conjunction with Article 45A (2), IKAMI deemed some verse of the poetry contained religious blasphemy, including adhan which used as prayer call said to be a tool for calling the God. “Many netizens negatively responded the video,” said Djuju.
Djuju stated as a public figure and state official, Ganjar Pranowo should be more aware and able to assess and review every verse of the poem he cited.
M JULNIS FIRMANSYAH
