Judges Have Not Decided On Exception Results, Rizieq Shihab's Lawyers Team Has Prepared Witnesses And Experts

JAKARTA - Rizieq Shihab's team of lawyers has prepared a number of witnesses who will be presented at the next trial. Although, the panel of judges has yet to determine the decision regarding whether or not the proposed exception is accepted. "We have prepared all of them. The witnesses are currently and we will prepare some of them as well," said a member of Rizieq Shihab's team of lawyers, Aziz Yanuar to reporters, Wednesday, March 31. However, Aziz did not want to reveal the identity of the witnesses and experts who would be presented. Especially for experts, he said, it was deliberately kept to strengthen the testimony of the fact witnesses.

While the question of whether or not to accept the exception, Aziz seemed to give up. "God willing, we will leave it to the judge and for us the result is not our concern, we are only doing our best. The result is not our business," he said. As information, Rizieq Shihab has been undergoing trials for three cases with the agenda of the prosecutor's response to the exception. These included alleged incitement and violation of health protocols (prokes) in Petamburan. Then, cases of violations of prokes and crowds in Megamendung related to the laying of the first stone for the construction of Islamic boarding schools. Terkahir, a case related to the results of the swab at the UMMI Bogor Hospital. Where, Rizieq Shihab did not want to convey the results of the swab test even though he was positive for COVID-19.