Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
The community is asked not to redistribute (share) videos related to content YouTuber Muhammad Kace aka the controversial Muhammad Kece. Police warn of snares Constitution of electronic information and transaction (UU ITE).
“We urge the public to avoid postings that could be risky because it would be risky. Yes, you can (to be charged with the ITE Law),” said Head of the Public Information Section (Kabagpenum) Polri Kombes Ahmad Ramadhan to reporters, Tuesday (24/8).
He explained that some of Muhammad Kece’s videos were considered to be able to divide certain groups and were suspected of insulting Islam. Thus, the re-distribution of the video has the potential to violate the law.
However, he said, currently the police are still focusing on tracking and searching for the YouTuber who shared the controversial video.
“We’re just focusing on the maker. So it’s the maker and the actor concerned,” he said.
“It’s going to be noisy, it’s also potentially divisive. The risk thatposting will be able to become perpetrators of the ITE Law,” he continued.
So far, said Ramadhan, the police are still conducting analysis and deepening efforts on videos related to Muhammad Kece which are suspected of containing criminal elements. The video will later be submitted to the Ministry of Communication and Information for take down.
Police records, there are about 400 uploads related to the video of Muhammad Kece which is controversial and is suspected of blaspheming religion.
“There have been 20 videos that have been blocked or taken down. So it’s not, sorry, there is no omission. The police and Kominfo continue to process this,” he said.
Examples of Muhammad Kece’s lecture material that became controversial were those related to the yellow book and the Prophet Muhammad SAW. It can be seen from Muhammad Kece’s upload on his Youtube channel under the title ‘The Confusing Yellow Book’.
The upload later became controversial and received criticism from a number of quarters. In fact, Religious Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas judged the talk delivered by Muhammad Kece to contain hate speech and insults against religious symbols.
According to Yaqut, lecture and study activities should be used as a space for education and enlightenment. Yaqut said the lecture was a medium to increase the public’s religious understanding of their respective religious beliefs and teachings, not to insult each other’s beliefs and teachings of other religions.
(mjo / DAL)
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