JK Refuses to Speculate on Who Spread the Edited Sermon Video: It's Under Investigation
Vice President 10th and 12th Jusuf Kalla (JK) has spoken again about the edited video clip from his sermon at UGM that went viral. He leaves it to the public to assess the content of that sermon.
“Ah, it’s up to the public. If those who feel divided will file a report, that’s fine. Just leave it to the public,” JK explained to reporters in Kuningan, South Jakarta, on Tuesday (21/4/2026).
JK made this statement after meeting with figures involved in peace negotiations for Poso and Ambon. He also acknowledged knowing that some members of the public have reported alleged provocation using that edited video clip.
“There are already friends from Maluku, NTT, from Sulawesi, because they feel that with this, they are being divided,” JK explained.
JK invites the police and technology experts to investigate the creator and distributor of the edited sermon video at UGM mosque that later went viral. He claims he is reluctant to speculate on who spread the video.
“From our side, we ask the police, we also ask IT experts to investigate, where did this come from? It’s all through IT, right. Saying, who first inserted those two sentences? The 45 or 50 seconds one. Who circulated it?” JK said.
“I don’t want to speculate. But now it’s being investigated through technology, who that is. Same as who made it,” he added.
Previously, JK emphasised that he never intended to blaspheme religion regarding his statements in the UGM sermon that has recently sparked controversy. JK said what he conveyed actually aimed to encourage peace, not division.
“I explained what peace is. Peace is the end of conflict. What is conflict? The end of peace. Then one or two minutes, talking about conflict because of religion. That’s among others Ambon-Poso,” JK said during a press conference at his residence on Jalan Brawijaya, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, on Saturday (18/4).
JK explained that the part questioned by the public is only a small snippet from the entire material. He admitted to only touching on religion-based conflicts for one to two minutes in that sermon.
According to JK, the conflicts in Poso and Ambon occurred because the parties involved felt their actions were justified by religion. He said such perceptions then exacerbated the conflicts, resulting in thousands of lives lost.
JK emphasised that Islamic and Christian teachings do not justify violence. He instead reminded that those conflicts were forms of deviation from religious teachings.
“No religious teaching justifies killing each other. That’s what I conveyed,” he stated.
JK Reported to Metro Police
JK was subsequently reported to Metro Jaya Police after the edited sermon video went viral. JK was reported for alleged blasphemy against religion.
The reporter in this case is the Indonesian Christian Youth Movement (GAMKI). They reported JK to the Integrated Police Service Centre (SPKT) of Metro Jaya Police on Sunday night (12/4).
“We from the Indonesian Christian Youth Movement came earlier to report Mr Jusuf Kalla. Our presence also represents around 19 Christian institutions and community organisations,” said GAMKI General Chairman Sahat Martin Philip Sinurat, to reporters, quoted on Monday (13/4).
GAMKI’s report was registered with number LP/B/2547/IV/2026/SPKT/POLDA METRO JAYA, dated 12 April 2026. In the report, Sahat as the reporter reported Jusuf Kalla regarding alleged blasphemy against religion as referred to in Article 300 and/or Article 301 and/or Article 263 and/or Article 264 and/or Article 243 of Law Number 1 of 2023.