FPI: It Is A Big Slander To Call Our Soldiers Carrying Firearms And Shooting

Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Fadil Imran shows the gun which is said to be used by Rizieq Shihab's special army (Rizky Adytia / VOI)

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), Munarman, denied that the special laskar for Rizieq Shihab's followers had firearms. This gun was called the police, which was used by the special laskar until finally six soldiers were shot dead by the police.

"That big slander is that our laskar is said to be carrying firearms and shooting. There was no shooting, only a shooting incident," said Munarman in the Petamburan area, Central Jakarta, Monday, December 7.

Munarman claimed that the FPI laskar were never equipped with firearms. He asked the authorities to provide real information about the shooting incident.

"It is impossible for us to buy (firearms) from the black market. So it's a lie, a lie at all. Every member of the FPI is prohibited from carrying sharp weapons, firearms, even explosives. So, those are attempts to slander, distort the facts," said Munarman.

For information, six special Rizieq Shihab troops were shot dead when the police followed Habib Rizieq's special laskar on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road.

"From the results of the initial investigation, the group that attacked this member was identified as a special laskar, which has been hindering the investigation process," said Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Fadil Imran at a press conference with Pangdam Jaya Maj. Gen. Dudung Abdurachman at Polda Metro Jaya.

The police attack by Rizieq Shihab's laskar took place around 00.30 WIB Monday, early morning. Six police personnel followed Rizieq Shihab's army after obtaining information that there would be a mass mobilization related to Rizieq Shihab's planned investigation.

Rizieq Shihab was summoned by the police to be questioned at 10:00 WIB in an investigation into a case of violation of health protocols due to the crowd in Petamburan. The news that the mass supporters of Rizieq Shihab will be deployed in connection with the investigation called Inspector General Fadil circulating in many WhatsApp groups.

"When members of Polda Metro Jaya followed a vehicle suspected of being MRS followers, the officers' vehicle was intercepted and then attacked using firearms and sharp weapons," said Inspector General Fadil.

"Members who were threatened with their safety because of being attacked, then took a firm measure of measure, so that the group suspected of being MRS followers, totaling 10, died as many as 6 people," he explained.

As a result of the attack by the special laskar on the police, the police vehicle was damaged. Fadil said that the police car was also shot with a gun that was held by the special forces Habib Rizieq. "(Pistol) is real. These three have already been shot, "said Inspector General Fadil.