Judge Persuaded Rizieq Shihab: Habib Please Calm, Sit Down And Participate In The Trial

JAKARTA - The panel of judges persuaded Rizieq Shihab to take part in an online trial. But Rizieq refused.

“Habib please calm, sit down to attend the trial. What you are looking for is justice, whether it is true that Habib is guilty or not, we will test it here,” said the presiding judge to Rizieq Shihab, Friday, March 19.

"I hope this trial is fair," replied Rizieq Shihab.

The judge continued to calm Rizieq Shihab. The trial was to test the allegations against Rizieq Shihab.

“This is a place to seek justice. If Habib does not want to participate in the trial, it will be detrimental to Habib himself, it will be your loss," continued the judge.

"Present me in the courtroom, I will follow the trial in an orderly manner," said Rizieq Shihab in response.

Today Rizieq Shihab's trial was continued with an agenda for reading the pending indictment.

"Still (offline trial, red) or please have a trial with chairs, tables, and walls," Rizieq Shihab's lawyer, Aziz Yanuar, told VOI, Thursday, March 18.

Rizieq Shihab was charged in two cases. First is the Petamburan crowd case, then the lies in the swab test results at the Bogor UMMI Hospital.

VOI Readers may also follow the trial process of Rizieq Shihab today by live streaming from the court room of East Jakarta District Court. Click the following link and please enjoy.