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Buni Yani could be named suspect: Police
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Hard evidence: (from left) Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Awi Setiyono and National Police spokespeople Insp. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar and Brig. Gen. Agus Rianto show pictures of a violent rally on Friday in Jakarta during a press briefing at the National Police headquarters in South Jakarta on Nov. 5. (JP/Moses Ompusunggu)
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uni Yani, the man who uploaded part of a speech Jakarta Governor “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama made in which he mentions a verse from the Quran, could be named a suspect, National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said on Saturday.
He said Buni had been accused of editing footage of Ahok’s speech made during a visit to the Thousand Islands regency in late September.
“[The footage] was uploaded onto his Facebook page, then it went viral and sparked public outrage,” Boy said as reported by kompas.com.
Buni, however, denies the allegation, saying that he only deleted some of the footage before uploading it. However, he admits to making errors in transcribing the speech.
In his speech, Ahok said, “In your inner hearts, Bapak/Ibu may not vote for me, because [you have been] lied to by [using] Surah al-Maidah, Verse 51, etc. […] So, if you cannot vote for me because you are afraid of being condemned to hell you do not need to feel uneasy as you are being fooled. It is alright.”
Buni, who was reported to the police by supporters of Ahok, said he only failed to include the word “using” in the speech text.
Boy said the police would question Buni and other witnesses.
“We only want to see if there is a criminal element in the case,” he added. (bbn)
