FPI's Reason For Allowing Petamburan To Slave: There's No Way We Can Close Jalan Gatot Subroto

Crowd illustration during Rizieq Shihab's pick-up from Arabia in Petamburan (Photo: VOI)

JAKARTA - The organizing committee for the birthday of the Prophet and the marriage of Rizieq Shihab's child, Haris Ubaidillah, has been asked for clarification from Subdit I of the Military Security Directorate of the Directorate of Criminal and Criminal Investigation of Polda Metro Jaya.

To the police, Haris admitted that the committee had actually appealed to the masses who were present at Petaburan on Saturday, November 14, to maintain health protocols.

"During the event, starting from the MC, the event guards, all of them called for keeping their distance. At that time the number of masses was beyond our estimates. That's why we called it," said Haris at Polda Metro Jaya, Thursday, November 19 in the early hours of the morning.

During the interrogation, Haris was accompanied by the secretary for legal aid from the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) DPP, Aziz Yanuar. Continuing, Aziz said that initially FPI closed the KS Tubun road, Petamburan with the hope that the mob could unravel along the road.

In addition, speakers are also placed along the way. Unfortunately, it was unavoidable for the masses to expand. Thus, the event committee had no power to force the masses to keep their distance.

"We have prepared a long road from the end of the petamburan, with the hope that the community can go to the ends, no need to jostle. The toanya has reached the end," said Aziz.

"But, indeed the period is booming. That is our force majeure (beyond our ability) because we can't predict that much. After all, it's impossible for us to close it until (Jalan) Gatot Subroto," he continued.

For information, the State Security Investigator (Kamneg) of Polda Metro Jaya has again scheduled a witness examination regarding the alleged violation of health protocols at the wedding ceremony of Rizieq Shihab's daughter, Najwa Shihab. In today's examination plan, investigators will examine the wedding committee and invited guests.

The examination of the organizing committee for the Prophet's birthday lasted for more than 12 hours. The investigation team asked 37 questions.

"Most of it is about the health protocols that are implemented at the venue, then who is in charge of the event, then also regarding the arrangement of the stage and procedures before the event starts, the points are," said Aziz.

In the examination, it was also explained that the series of events were more about the celebration of the Prophet's birthday. However, Najwa Shihab's marriage contract was inserted. It is for this reason that people who wish to participate in the Prophet's birthday are constantly arriving. So that it crowded the Petamburan area.