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    "data": {
        "id": 2005104,
        "msgid": "mui-urges-investigation-into-hunting-muhammad-book-1790517344",
        "date": "2026-09-27 14:05:40",
        "title": "MUI Urges Investigation into 'Hunting Muhammad' Book",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has called for the investigation of the intellectual authors behind the controversial book 'Hunting Muhammad', which is alleged to contain blasphemous content. The council also urged the public to remain calm and avoid provocation while the police conduct their enquiries.",
        "content": "<p>The Secretary-General of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), Amirsyah\nTambunan, has requested that the intellectual authors of the book titled\n\u2018Hunting Muhammad\u2019 be investigated. He expressed hope that the public\nwould not be provoked by the emergence of the book, which is suspected\nof committing religious blasphemy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst, I appreciate the rapid response of the police, who are\ncurrently conducting an investigation into the emergence of the \u2018Hunting\nMuhammad\u2019 book, which has recently caused a stir on social media. I urge\nthe Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya) to investigate the\nintellectual authors of this book,\u201d Amirsyah told reporters on Sunday\n(27\/09\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>Amirsyah hoped the public would not be swayed by provocations\nregarding the book. He noted that the incident could constitute a\ncriminal offence against religion and belief under the new Criminal Code\n(KUHP).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ask the community not to be provoked by the provocations\nsurrounding the emergence of this book by irresponsible parties.\nSecondly, this constitutes a crime under the new Criminal Code (Law\nNo.\u00a01 of 2023),\u201d said Amirsyah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe new Criminal Code contains offences related to religion in the\nChapter on Offences Against Religion, Belief, and Religious Life, which\nincludes Article 300, prohibiting hate speech or the incitement of\nhostility, violence, and discrimination based on religion or belief.\nArticles 301\/302 regulate the dissemination of teachings or the\nincitement of hostility against religion,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, social media was shaken by the appearance of two books\nsuspected of blasphemy. The two books in question are titled \u2018Not the\nVirgin Mary\u2019 and \u2018Hunting Muhammad\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In posts circulating on social media, the controversial books were\nnarrated to have been written by someone identified as pro-LGBT. The\nposts also displayed several excerpts from the books that were deemed to\ninsult certain religions.<\/p>\n<p>Head of Public Relations for the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, Kombes\nBudi Hermanto, stated that the authorities had only recently received\ninformation regarding the matter. He emphasised that the emergence of\nthe books would be thoroughly investigated by the police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will certainly be investigated, both by the Cyber Directorate\nif it exists in the digital realm, and by the General Criminal\nInvestigation Directorate,\u201d Kombes Budi Hermanto told reporters at\nBundaran HI, Central Jakarta, on Thursday (24\/09).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mui-urges-investigation-into-hunting-muhammad-book-1790517344",
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