Rizieq Shihab's COVID-19 Swab Test Polemic, Police Check MER-C And UMMI Hospital

Rizieq Shihab during a speech at his residence (Photo: Irfan Meidianto)

JAKARTA - Bogor Police is examining parties from MER-C, the institution that conducted a swab test on Rizieq Shihab at the UMMI Hospital in Bogor, West Java. Two men from MER-C complied with the police summons.

Of the two people, one of them is private doctor Rizieq Shihab. The Head Of Presidium MER-C Dr, Sarbini Abdul Murad explained that his party was invited to be asked for clarification by the Bogor City Police.

"We came here to fulfill the summons from the City Bogot Police. I don't know what to ask," said Sarbini at the Bogor City Police, Monday, November 30.

According to him, there was an impression that MER-C carried out the Rizieq swab secretly while in their lab. This will be straightened out to the police.

Apart from MER-C, today a number of parties from the UMMI hospital management will be examined by the Bogor City Police.

Kapolresta Bogor City Kombes, Hendri Fiuser, said the examination would be focused on the suspicion of obstructing and obstructing the process of controlling the spread of an infectious disease outbreak, which was reported by the Bogor City COVID-19 Task Force. Especially with regard to the swab that was carried out on Rizieq Syihab.

"Currently we have examined several witnesses reported, especially from the task force team who were reported by Mr. Agus (Kasatpol PP) as the head of law enforcement and implementation of the discipline of health and Covid 19 protocols and several witnesses from other parties accompanied by evidence, namely video recordings and documents. -Other documents, "said Bogor Police Chief Kombes Hendri Fiuser, at a press conference at the Bogor Police Headquarters, Sunday, November 29.

After hearing the reporter's testimony, continued Hendri, investigators immediately examined the hospital as a reported party.

"Next, we will follow up on the report. The plan is that on Monday we have set a call to clarify the report to related parties. We will call the director, the director, then the treating doctor, including the nurse who handled it at that time. So that's the development. Who is related to the results. examination like that, "he continued.

He added that acts of obstructing and obstructing the process of controlling the spread of an infectious disease could result in one year in prison.