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Religious blasphemy allegations in East Java

Overview

In September 2026, authorities in East Java, Indonesia, began investigating reports of religious blasphemy involving viral social media content. In Jember, a man named Abdullah Arrosyi was reported to the police after uploading TikTok videos claiming to have met Allah and the Prophet Muhammad directly. Despite mediation attempts by religious organizations and local police to have the content removed, Arrosyi reportedly refused to delete the videos.

By October 2026, a separate incident in Bondowoso led to the arrest of a 24-year-old man, identified as AS, for blasphemy. The suspect allegedly filmed himself placing the Al-Quran against his private parts and buttocks. During interrogation, the suspect claimed he was enticed by an anonymous online party with a promise of 1 million IDR to record the footage.

Entities

Jember · Polda Metro Jaya · Bekasi Metro City Police · Bondowoso Police · Polres Jember

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 8 sources
    Bondowoso Police arrest man for Al-Quran blasphemy video

    Bondowoso Police arrested a 24-year-old man for filming a blasphemous video involving the Al-Quran, allegedly motivated by a 1 million IDR bribe from an unknown individual.

  2. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Jember man reported to police for alleged blasphemy in viral videos

    Abdullah Arrosyi has been reported to Jember police for alleged blasphemy after viral TikTok videos in which he claimed to have met Allah and the Prophet Muhammad.

Sources

antaranews.com · cnbcindonesia.com · jatim.jpnn.com · jawapos.com · jpnn.com · m.jpnn.com · malutpost.id · mediakampung.com · republika.co.id · sumeks.disway.id · viva.co.id