Rizieq Shihab's Protest Voice: Forced Call, Walkout Permit, Judge Is Strict

JAKARTA - Habib Rizeq Shihab continues to reject the trial of the alleged crowd case in Petamburan, Central Jakarta, which was conducted online. Rizieq still wants to appear in person at the East Jakarta District Court to hear the trial for the reading of the charges.

These are the objections raised by Habib Rizieq Sihab:

First, the former FPI frontman refused to take the trial online. This was conveyed by Rizieq when the public prosecutor picked him up at the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim Polri) detention center.

"The online trial must be forced? I have conveyed yesterday's trial, opened by the judge, and closed by the judge. Please continue the trial. I do not want to attend. I do not want to attend the online trial," said Rizieq at the Criminal Investigation Agency Detention Center, Tuesday, March 19.

The prosecutor said that the trial will be conducted online. "The trial will be conducted online," said the prosecutor. And the debate ensued.

Second, Rizieq is objected to being recorded when they were presented in the courtroom. Because, he considered, the recording should be done in the courtroom.

"Who are you, what are you recording. In the prison hallway you want to make it like a courtroom, don't joke, this is not soap operas. This is the prison hallway, the prison hallway, the prison hallway. Don't you cheat," Rizieq said loudly.

The prosecutor also said that this was not a hoax. "This is not deceptive," said the prosecutor. Finally, Rizieq refused to attend the trial.

The judge even waited for Rizieq's presence in court. After waiting 35 minutes, finally, Rizieq could be presented in person, but Rizieq still refused.

The three judges rejected Rizieq's wish to attend the trial. Moreover, online trials have a legal basis. Then, if Rizieq Shihab was present in court, the crowd could not be avoided.

Rizieq's request was finally considered a windfall. The trial was continued even though Rizieq continued to raise objections. The prosecutor read out the indictment.

Rizieq Shihab who was in the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim Polri) room remained standing. He balked at the online trial.

The prosecutor kept reading the indictment. The judge asked Rizieq Shihab to hear the indictment. Rizieq Shihab still refused. He tried to speak. However, Rizieq Shihab's voice was not heard.

The prosecutor continued to read out the indictment. Today Rizieq Shihab's trial was continued with an agenda for reading the pending indictment.

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