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The West Java police are investigating the possibility of “orders from certain parties” in the case of “call to jihad” by changing the pronunciation of the call to prayer posted on social media.
The accusation was based on the “call to jihad” through the simultaneous call to prayer, said a West Java Regional Police official, as reported by journalist in Bandung, Yulia Saputra for BBC News Indonesia.
“This is being explored again, because what we are concerned about in a day at the same time (video call to prayer) is in West Java and other areas. Well of course West Java will focus on investigating who ordered and who turned viral, “said West Java Regional Police Chief Kombes Pol. Erdi Adrimulan Chaniago, Friday (04/12).
Previously, Polda Metro Jaya had arrested at least two people who allegedly switched and spread the call for prayer from ‘hayya’lash sholah’ to ‘hayya alal jihad’.
They are considered to have caused hatred or enmity in society.
According to a statement from one of the suspects, Polda Metro Jaya claimed that they claimed to have received the video call to prayer containing the ‘call to jihad’ from the WhatsApp Muslim Cyber One Forum (FMCO News) group.
Regarding this recognition, the West Java Regional Police admitted that they are “still in depth,” Erdi said. So far, the Majalengka police have examined seven alleged perpetrators of the “call to prayer”.
“Investigators will also find out if someone ordered them to do it, check their cell phones, etc. So wait a minute,” Erdi added. Seven people suspected of reciting the ‘jihad call to prayer have reportedly apologized.
Erdi added that the police paid special attention to who was the first to viralize the video. Several people have been summoned for the exams scheduled for next week.
“So once again, investigators from the West Java Regional Police and investigators from the Majalengka Police will investigate who did the virtualization and who ordered it. This has special attention from the West Java Regional Police,” he said. Erdi.
MUI: Azan cannot be changed
Meanwhile, West Java Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) Chairman Rachmat Syafe’i said the call to prayer should not be changed, because it violates sharia.
“It cannot (be changed). The text of the call to prayer cannot be changed like this. Even though it is for any call to prayer, including war, storm or birth, the text is still like the call to prayer that invites prayer, “said Rachmat.
“The law has violated the provisions of Sharia,” Rachmat said when contacted by journalists in Bandung, Yulia Saputra for BBC News Indonesia, by phone on Friday (04/12).
The call to prayer that turned into an invitation to jihad, Rachmat said, was irrelevant to current conditions in Indonesia.
“It’s very irrelevant. So in terms of content, it’s irrelevant, it even creates a shock,” he said.
For this reason, Rachmat admitted that he supported the police efforts to investigate the case.
Two authors and disseminators of the ‘call to prayer’ were arrested
Police arrested a person who allegedly changed the pronunciation of the call to prayer from ‘hayya’lash sholah’ to ‘hayya alal jihad’, because his actions were considered to cause hatred or hostility in society.
The head of the National Police Public Relations Division, Inspector General Argo Yuwono, in a written statement to BBC News Indonesia on Friday (04/12), confirmed that the police had arrested a man with the initials SYM, 22 years old.
In the last week, several videos have been circulating on social media showing various people changing the pronunciation of the call to prayer from ‘hayya’lash sholah’ to ‘hayya alal jihad’.
Uploaded by various media outlets, the ‘call to prayer’ in the call to prayer of various people seemed to take place in several different places.
The presence of this video generated controversy and criticism from various parties emerged.
Later, several religious and political figures asked the police to investigate who the perpetrators were.
Arrested in Sukabumi and Jakarta
According to Argo, SYM was arrested on Friday (04/12) morning for deliberately spreading information intended to create a feeling of hatred or enmity based on SARA.
“The suspect was secured in Jalan Raya Sukabumi, Cibadak district, West Java,” said Argo Yuwono.
He was charged with article 45A paragraph (2) in conjunction with article 28 paragraph (2) of Law Number 19 of 2019 on Amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 on Information and Electronic Transactions (ITE) and / or article 156a of Penal Code.
Earlier on Thursday (03/12), Polda Metro Jaya investigators arrested a man with the origin of H who was suspected of distributing the video “An Invitation to Jihad” by changing the pronunciation of the call to prayer. on social media.
According to the police, H was arrested in Cakung, East Jakarta on Wednesday (02/12).
The person in question is suspected of distributing the video through his personal Instagram account.
Polda Metro Jaya’s head of Public Relations, Kombes Yusri Yunus, said that suspect H claimed to have received the video call to prayer containing the ‘call to jihad’ from the WhatsApp Muslim Cyber One Forum (FMCO News) group .
“The perpetrator’s modus operandi is included in the WhatsApp FMCO News group (Cyber One Muslim Forum), then he found out there were videos uploaded in the group, “Yusri Yunus told reporters on Thursday (03/12).
So far there has been no official statement on whether these two arrests are related.
