'Sukmawati Soekarnoputri, the daughter of Indonesia’s first president Sukarno, has been accused of blasphemy after purportedly comparing her father to Prophet Muhammad.
A mass organization called the Bima Islam Youth Forum reported Sukmawati to the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) on Saturday, accusing her of making blasphemous remarks the group said had “defamed Islam”.
The report, signed by Imron Abidin as the forum’s representative, particularly lamented Sukmawati’s remarks made in her speech during a discussion forum dated Nov. 11, footage of which has been making the rounds on social media.
“Ibu Sukmawati was running a discussion forum on radicalism and terrorism. There were several points in her speech that we think defamed Islam,” the group’s lawyer, Dedi Junaedi, said as quoted by kompas.com.
In the footage, which was also posted by Twitter user @intanRatuaja12, Sukmawati was seen talking before an audience and asking them, “Who fought for [Indonesia’s] independence in the 20th century, Prophet Muhammad or Soekarno?” and demanded their answer.
Prior to making the statement, Sukmawati could also be heard asking, “Which one is better, Pancasila or the Quran?” referring to Indonesia’s state ideology.'
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A mass organization called the Bima Islam Youth Forum reported Sukmawati to the National Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) on Saturday, accusing her of making blasphemous remarks the group said had “defamed Islam”.
The report, signed by Imron Abidin as the forum’s representative, particularly lamented Sukmawati’s remarks made in her speech during a discussion forum dated Nov. 11, footage of which has been making the rounds on social media.
“Ibu Sukmawati was running a discussion forum on radicalism and terrorism. There were several points in her speech that we think defamed Islam,” the group’s lawyer, Dedi Junaedi, said as quoted by kompas.com.
In the footage, which was also posted by Twitter user @intanRatuaja12, Sukmawati was seen talking before an audience and asking them, “Who fought for [Indonesia’s] independence in the 20th century, Prophet Muhammad or Soekarno?” and demanded their answer.
Prior to making the statement, Sukmawati could also be heard asking, “Which one is better, Pancasila or the Quran?” referring to Indonesia’s state ideology.'
Read more here: Sukarno's daughter accused of blasphemy after comparing father to Prophet Muhammad