Reunion 212 In The Room: Hopefully It Doesn't Make Them Dizzy

JAKARTA - FPI, GNPF Ulama, and PA 212 held the 212 Reunion in a different way than usual. With the theme "National Dialogue of 100 Ulama and Figures", the 212 Reunion was held indoors.

PA 212 spokesperson, Haikal Hasan, said that the event that was held applied health protocols. The number of guests was limited, all wearing masks and sitting at a distance.

"We are following the COVID-19 procedure. Only 20 percent are present in one studio. Outside we avoid the crowd because someone has already said that a crowd will be disbanded," said Haikal in a live broadcast on Youtube Front TV, Wednesday, December 2.

In this event, FPI leader Muhammad Rizieq Shihab was in a separate room from the main room which was attended by guests.

In the separate room, Rizieq was accompanied by his son-in-law Hanif Alatas, the General Chairperson of the FPI Sobri Lubis, and the Chairperson of the DKI FPI Muchsin Alatas.

Meanwhile, in the main room, there were several figures, namely the Chairman of GNPF Ulama Yusuf Martak, preacher Ahmad Alhabsyi, Rocky Gerung, Refly Harun, PKS politician Mardani Ali Sera, politician Gerindra Fadli Zon, Ahmad Dhani, Bachtiar Nasir, and Ichsanuddin Noorsy.

"Pak Gatot Nurmantyo will soon be in this room," said Haikal.

The 212 reunion was also followed by a webinar. The webinar also attended a number of figures, namely Din Syamsuddin, Amien Rais, Buya Yahya, Felix Siauw, Tengku Zulkarnain, Hidayat Nur Wahid, and Said Didu.

"Hopefully this doesn't violate COVID-19 and doesn't make some people dizzy," said Haikal.

He admitted that the 212 reunion also invited government representatives, namely the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD. However, Mahfud stated that he was not willing to come.

On that occasion, Haikal said that COVID-19 is a disease that should be watched out for. But, according to him, there are other diseases that are also common, namely psychosomatic or stress.

Haikal said, at this time many parties seemed to be experiencing stress when they saw Rizieq being picked up by many of his followers until they huddled together, even billboards with Rizieq's pictures scattered.

"See many figures being picked up, dizzy. See billboards scattered, dizzy. See figures getting awards, dizziness. See people reading books, dizzy. See healthy people leaving the hospital, dizzy," said Haikal.

"It is important for those who are experiencing psychosis to be tested, not just the COVID-19 test," he continued.