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Police question 10 more people on Ahok’s blasphemy case
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Buni Yani, the uploader of the footage that contains inactive Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama's alleged blasphemous comments, arrives at the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) office in Central Jakarta for questioning on Nov. 10. (Antara Photo/Reno Esnir)
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nvestigators of the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) on Thursday will question 10 more people in relation to the religious defamation case against Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama.
“The ten persons to be questioned today comprise two witnesses and eight experts of religion and language,” National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Agus Rianto told journalists on the sidelines of the investigation's proceedings.
In last few days, police had questioned 40 people, which included religious experts, linguists, eye-witnesses and members of organizations that reported Ahok to police.
Thursday’s questioning began with Buni Yani, who was accused of spreading the footage of Ahok’s speech in Thousand Islands regency that contained the alleged blasphemous comments, which consequently sparked mass demonstrations on Oct. 14 and Nov. 4.
Buni was reported by supporters of Ahok for incorrectly editing the footage. He denied the accusation, but admitted that he made an error in transcribing the footage as he did not include the word “using’ in the video's final transcript he eventually uploaded. (bbn)
