"The legal team requests the judges dismiss Willyudin's testimony and process him for perjury," Ahok's legal team said in a statement on Tuesday. 

During a hearing on Tuesday, the court listened to testimony from Bogor Police officers Brig. Agung Hermawan and First Brig. Ahmad Hamdani, who were in charge of registering Willyudin's police report against Ahok on Oct. 7. 

The two police officers testified on Tuesday that they had registered the police report based on  information given by Willyudin.

Ahok's lawyers previously said Willyudin filed a police report against Ahok's alleged blasphemous remarks in Tegallega, Bogor, West Java, on Sept. 6. 

The lawyers found the testimony peculiar because Ahok was standing trial over statements made during a visit to the Thousands Islands on Sept. 27.

Willyudin blamed police for the irregularities during Tuesday’s hearing.  

He said he watched video of Ahok mentioning Surah Al Maidah 51 on Oct. 6 at his home in Bogor.

Police mistakenly typed that the report was filed against Ahok over a speech in Bogor on Sept.6, he claimed.  

Willyudin said he had tried to provide clarification over the irregularities.

However, he said he signed the report because he trusted the police would revise it based on his clarification.  

Ahok’s legal team, led by Trimoelja D. Soerjadi, said that by signing the police report, Willyudin was accountable for its content. (dmr)

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