Vento Saudale, Bogor – An Islamic cleric has been removed from his position after a video showing an alleged sexual encounter with two kindergarten teachers was leaked onto the internet.

The six-minute video titled "2 PNS Hebohkan Puncak" ("Two Civil Servants Create a Stir Puncak") reportedly stars a nude Saiful Sardi Jayadi, a prominent member of the Bogor chapter of the Indonesian Council of Ulema (MUI), and two women – alleged to be kindergarten teachers from Cisarua district.

The grainy video, which was reportedly shot in 2011, was posted on several file sharing sites earlier this week, sparking outrage in Bogor. The sex tape has since been taken down, but not before the MUI was forced to step in, revoking the cleric's membership to the Islamic oversight body.

"The MUI Bogor chapter has fired S.S. as an MUI member," MUI Bogor head Ahmad Mukri told the state-run Antara news agency on Thursday. Saiful, the chair of the Nurul Iksan Islamic boarding school, was the head of the MUI Bogor's foreign affairs office.

The organization distanced itself from the sex tape, saying that Saiful's actions did not reflect those of the MUI. The cleric will have to face the repercussions alone.

Police in Bogor began to investigate the case as the video cropped up online. So far, Saiful is only a witness in the case, but the circulation of a sex tape is a clear violation of Indonesia's controversial anti-pornography law. The vaguely worded law makes it illegal to videotape a sexual act for anything but personal use.

"We are still collecting information." said Bogor Police chief Sr. Comr. Sonny Mulvianto. "We have investigated [Saiful] in his capacity as a witness."

Police were also looking into who posted the video online and what their motives were. Saiful faces a maximum sentence of six years in prison if convicted.

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