Kominfo’s expert staff agrees with former President of the Constitutional Court on Rizieq Shihab

Bisnis.com, JAKARTA – The expert staff of the Minister of Communication and Information, Henry Subiakto, agreed with the statement of the President of the Constitutional Court 2003-2008 Jimly Asshiddiqie on the Grand Imam of the Islamic Defenders Front, Habib Rizieq Shihab.

Henry stated that Rizieq could be charged under the Electronic Information and Transactions Act (ITE).

“I agree with Professor Jimly Asshiddiqie, and my tweets about the previous ITE Act can also be used to look at the criminal elements of this hate speech. Apart from that, the image of Islam is being damaged by bad behavior like this” , wrote on his Twitter account @henrysubiakto, on Wednesday (11/18/2020).

Based on monitoring BisinsIn several tweets, Henry highlighted Rizieq. Mainly related to the wedding party of Rizieq’s son, as well as the speech of the Grand Imam of the FPI upon his return to Indonesia after living in Saudi Arabia for more than 3 years.

“If there is deliberate talk to incite, spread hatred, foment violence and hostility, then the information is spread electronically by your party. The article whose threat of punishment is 6 years old is full of elements,” wrote Henry in one of his jokes, on Wednesday (11/18/2020).

Meanwhile, Jimly Asshiddiqie said on his Twitter that Rizieq’s speech was filled with hatred. He called on the authorities to take measures so that the provocation is not widely spread.

“This is an example of a conference that is defiant and full of hatred and enmity, which for the authorities must be dealt with. If allowed to provoke, it can spread and widen. Stop conferences like this, especially in the name of da’wah , which must be wisely and want’zhoh hasanah, “he wrote. .

The speech in question is Rizieq’s lecture on the subject of blasphemy. In the 40-second video clip, Rizieq alludes to the bloody tragedy in France related to insulting Islam.

According to Rizieq, the incident in France is an example of the denial of the status of religious blasphemy. Therefore, he asked that every blasphemer of Islam in Indonesia be prosecuted.

“Who insults the prophet, insults Islam, insults the scholars, prosecutes, right? If it is not prosecuted, do not blame the Muslims if they find your head in the street, “Rizieq said in the video clip.