Police Legal Team: Determination Of The Suspect Rizieq Shihab In Accordance With The Investigation Case

JAKARTA - The National Police's legal team said that the determination of the suspect against Rizieq Shihab in the case of alleged incitement and crowds was in accordance with Article 3 paragraph 1 letter b of the National Police Chief Regulation (Perkap) 6 of 2019 concerning criminal investigation.

In determining a suspect, investigators go through a case title process. In the title of the case, it was concluded that Rizieq was suspected of committing a criminal act so that he was made a suspect

"By referring to Article 3 paragraph 1 letter b of Perkap 6 of 2019 concerning investigation of criminal acts, as a follow-up to the Perkap, the Respondent 1 conducted a case title in which the investigators agreed to recommend that Muhammad Rizieq Shihab be named a suspect," said a team member. Police attorney Kombes Hengki in Rizieq Shihab's pretrial hearing, Tuesday, January 5.

In addition, in determining the suspect, the defendant, namely the National Police, has also conducted witnesses and expert examinations. In this case, the petitioner, Rizieq Shihab, had sent a summons for examination twice. Although Rizieq Shihab did not attend the summons for various reasons.

"That after examining witnesses, evidence and experts, the Respondent 1 as the investigator concluded that the actions of Muhammad Rizieq Shihab or the petitioner had committed the crime of sedition referred to in Article 160 of the Criminal Code and / or Article 93 of Law Number 6 of 2018 concerning Quarantine. Health and Article 216 of the Criminal Code, "said Hengki.

In addition, the Subid for State Security (Kamneg) Polda Metro Jaya as a defendant has also issued a suspect's determination letter. The letter has also been sent to related parties, including Rizieq Shihab.

"Respondent 1 has issued a letter as a suspect, a decision letter as a suspect sent to the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office, the reporter, and the defendant's party," he said.