Preacher Syekh Ahmad Al Misry has been designated as a suspect after\nbeing reported to Bareskrim Polri over allegations of sexual harassment\nagainst santri. The suspect designation was made following a case review\nby investigators.<\/p>\n
The victims\u2019 legal representative, Benny Jehadu, at Bareskrim Polri\non Thursday (12\/3), revealed that the suspect often appears on\ntelevision as a judge for Quran memorisation competitions. The report\nwas filed on 28 November 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe suspect, initialled SAM, frequently features on a private TV\nprogramme,\u201d said Benny Jehadu when met at Bareskrim Polri.<\/p>\n
They have submitted several pieces of evidence confirming the\ncriminal act. The evidence includes digital traces of conversations and\nan old video recording.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe evidence we handed over to the investigators includes chat logs,\nvideos, and several other items. The video appears to be from a tabayun\nsession, where the perpetrator apologises to religious scholars,\u201d\nexplained another victims\u2019 legal representative, Wati Trisnawati.<\/p>\n
She stated that there is more than one victim of this indecent act.\nThe victims include both females and males, both minors and adults.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor our clients, there are currently five victims in this case. We\nhave clearly stated that this involves sexual harassment not just\nagainst girls, but boys and same-sex individuals. There are minors and\nadults,\u201d clarified Benny Jehadu.<\/p>\n
The unlawful acts are believed to have occurred over a considerable\nperiod, spanning years. The incidents reportedly took place at various\nlocations during police examinations.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs for the timeline, it started around 2017, with different victims\nat different times. Some from 2017, 2018, up to 2025, but varying\ndates,\u201d added Wati Trisnawati.<\/p>\n
Syekh Ahmad Al Misry Breaks Silence<\/p>\n
Preacher Syekh Ahmad Al Misry has spoken out regarding the\nallegations of harassment against santri. In a video uploaded to his\nInstagram account, Ahmad recounts departing for Egypt on 15 March to\naccompany his mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cI, Syekh Ahmad Al Misry, left for Egypt on 15 March 2026 and arrived\non 16 March 2026 to accompany my mother who was ill and underwent\nsurgery on 17 March 2026,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He mentioned receiving a police summons on 30 March 2026. At that\ntime, Ahmad said, he was called as a witness.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe police summons came about 15 days after I was in Egypt. I thank\nBareskrim and the investigators for allowing my testimony online,\u201d he\nstated.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd this police summons was as a witness, not as a suspect as many\nhave imagined or circulated. Secondly, the harassment allegations\nagainst santri are untrue,\u201d Ahmad continued.<\/p>\n
He Regards Harassment Allegations as Slander<\/p>\n
He said he has handed over evidence to his legal team and urged\npeople to verify circulating information first. Ahmad has also entrusted\nthe alleged harassment case to his lawyers.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease verify because the evidence I have has been given to my legal\nteam to submit to the authorities, and there are witnesses,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He expressed regret over ustaz who spread the information. He also\ndeemed the circulating information as slander.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd I ask the ustaz spreading this information, or slander, or\naccusations, to produce even one video. I issue a fatwa accordingly. By\nAllah, I have never issued such a fatwa, and this is a very cruel\nslander circulated on many social media platforms,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Ahmad also alluded to parties claiming to know him. According to him,\nthose people have never met or communicated directly with him.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd many say they know me and my character. Those people have never\nmet me, not even communicated via WhatsApp,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd it\u2019s regrettable that many preachers spread such slanders\nwithout seeking clarification from me, even though they have my contact\nnumber,\u201d Ahmad added.<\/p>\n
Designated as Suspect<\/p>\n
The Directorate of Child Protection and Population Crimes (PPA and\nPPO) at Bareskrim Polri has named preacher Syekh Ahmad Al Misry as a\nsuspect in the alleged sexual harassment case. This reflects Polri\u2019s\ncommitment to protecting victims.<\/p>\n
\u201cBased on the case review by investigators regarding police report\nnumber LP\/B\/586\/XI\/2025\/SPKT\/Bareskrim Polri dated 28 November 2025, the\ninvestigators have named Mr SAM as a suspect,\u201d said Karo Penmas of the\nPolri Public Relations Division, Brigjen Trunoyudo Wisnu Andiko, to\nreporters on Friday (24\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
The reporter in this case is initialled MMA. Investigators have\nissued a Notification of Investigation Progress (SP2HP) to the reporter,\nwho is also a victim. The letter was officially signed by the\ninvestigator on 22 April 2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe investigation progress has been notified to the reporter or\nvictim via SP2HP number B\/66\/IV\/Res.1.24\/2026\/Dittipid PPA and PPO to Mr\nMMA on 22 April 2026, signed by the investigator,\u201d he explained.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/allegations-of-santri-harassment-lead-to-syekh-ahmad-al-misry-being-named-as-suspect-1777045983", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }