The chairman of the Pelita Ummah LBH Chandra Purna Irawan alluded to the religious background of Ustaz Yahya Waloni, a suspect in blasphemy. Photo: Docpri for JPNN.com
jpnn.com, JAKARTA – LBH Pelita Ummah provides a legal opinion on the steps taken by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police to arrest preacher Ustaz Yahya Waloni as a suspect.
Ustaz Yahya Walloni arrested and designated as a suspect on suspicion of layered articles, namely Article 28 Paragraph (2) and Article 45a Paragraph (2) of the ITE Law to Article 156a of the Criminal Code on religious blasphemy.
The chairman of the Pelita Ummah LBH Chandra Purna Irawan said he agreed that anyone on this earth was prohibited from insulting, insulting religious teachings and beliefs in God.
“In the case of Ustaz Yahya Waloni, if you look at his religious background, education, and profession before embracing Islam, there may be a public perception that he has the authority to convey things related to what is understood,” said Chandra.
In his legal opinion, the chairman LBH Pelita Ummah It also said that regarding whether Yahya Waloni’s statement was true or not, the opportunity should be given to be tested in academic and scientific platforms.
Even if it has to be tested in court, Chandra assesses that law enforcement officials can consider not detaining Yahya Waloni until there is a verdict or verdict from the panel of judges.
“Such as in the case of Ahok (Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, ed) or the subjective requirements of Article 21 Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Procedure Code,” said the man with a lawyer background.
Finally, Chandra stated that if he was still being tested in court, he was worried that it would lead to open debate or discussion about divinity/theology or religious teachings or the contents of the book.
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