After a meeting on the Al Zaytun case here on Thursday, Mahfud said that the investigation into the money laundering allegation must run in parallel with other legal processes against Gumilang.
According to the minister, the police can expedite the investigation because the initial reports and evidence have been submitted by the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) to the police's Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim).
Earlier on Wednesday, the minister said that the PPATK's analysis report (LHA) and inspection report (LHP) regarding the ownership of Gumilang's assets could make it easier for the police to investigate the allegations of money laundering against him.
"The PPATK has produced an analysis that there is suspected money laundering. As this is an analysis, it has been followed up with an examination," Mahfud, who also chairs the national anti-money laundering committee, said.
With the LHA and LHP, he added, the police could investigate the case more easily.
The police revealed the case involving alleged money laundering in the use and management of Gumilang's assets last month.
Police spokesperson Brig. Gen Ahmad Ramadhan said that the allegation was based on an analysis by PPATK and money laundering experts.
The police, he said, had questioned three witnesses and worked closely with the Ministry of Religious Affairs as well as other relevant agencies to investigate the alleged misuse of school operational assistance (BOS) fund and zakat.
The police named Gumilang as a suspect in the blasphemy case and detained him on Wednesday.
He was remanded to custody for 20 days from August 2 to 21, 2023.
He was charged under multiple articles, including Article 14, Paragraph (1), of Law Number 1 of 1946 concerning Criminal Law, which carries a penalty of 10 years in prison.
He was also charged under Article 45 a, Paragraph (2), in conjunction with Article 28, Paragraph (2), of Law Number 19 of 2016 concerning Amendments to Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions (ITE), which carries a penalty of six years in prison, and Article 156a of the Criminal Code, which carries a 5-year jail sentence.
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