Makassar Religious Community Alliance Urges Jokowi To Form A Fact-finding Team On The Shooting Of 6 FPI Soldiers

The Makassar Religious Ummah Alliance conveyed its aspirations about encouraging the formation of the TPF to shoot the FPI paramilitary troops to the South Sulawesi DPRD (Thamzil / VOI)

MAKASSAR - The Makassar Religious Ummah Alliance urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to form a fact-finding team to investigate the shooting incident of 6 members of the FPI paramilitary guards, Rizieq Shihab. The police previously said that 6 laskar were shot dead for attacking members.

"We demand that President Jokowi immediately form a fact-finding team for the killings committed by the official government institution (Polri)," said Makassar Religious Ummah Alliance spokesman Muhammad Ikhwan Jalil reading his statement in front of members of the South Sulawesi DPRD, Makassar, Tuesday, December 8.

The deaths of 6 FPI soldiers who were shot by the police made deep sadness. Therefore, President Jokowi was encouraged to ensure a thorough investigation of the police handling procedure related to the shooting of the FPI troop guard, Rizieq Shihab.

"Demand the President of the Republic of Indonesia to immediately take action against the personnel and leaders of the Police involved in this murder," he continued.

In addition, the Makassar Religious Ummah Alliance urged the DPR to form a special committee related to the shooting of 6 FPI troops who were guarding Rizieq Shihab.

"Requesting national and international human rights institutions to carry out investigations against these human rights customers," he continued.

The pressure and statement of the attitude of the Makassar Religious Ummah Alliance was received by representatives of the South Sulawesi DPRD, namely Haslinda from the PKS faction, Arifin Bando from the PAN faction, A. Muchtar Mappatoba from the Gerindra faction and and Pongtasik from the PDI-P faction.

Previously, six Special Forces supporters of Rizieq Shihab were shot dead by the police. They were shot for attacking the police.

"The MRS group (Muhammad Rizieq Shihab) who attacked the members took firm action and died 6 people," said the Head of Metro Jaya Police, Inspector General Fadil Imran to reporters, Monday, December 7.

Fadil said that the firm action against the six Special Forces began with a police investigation regarding the schedule for examining Rizieq Shihab. The police received information that there would be a mass mobilization.

But when members of the Polda Metro Jaya followed a Special Laskar vehicle on the Jakarta-Cikampek KM 50 toll road, the police suddenly came under attack.

"When members of the PMJ (Polda Metro Jaya) followed a vehicle suspected of being a MRS (Muhammad Rizieq Shihab) follower, the officers' vehicle was intercepted and then attacked using firearms and sharp weapons," said Fadil.

Threatened with assault, the police took action. Six Special Troops were shot dead.

"Members who were threatened with life's safety because of being attacked took decisive measures. So that the group that was suspected of being MRS followers, amounting to 10 people, died 6 people," he said.