Engineering Police Traffic Rizieq Shihab's Journey From Airport To Petamburan

Rizieq Shihab while on the plane that landed at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tuesday 10 November (screenshot of Youtube FRONT TV)

JAKARTA - Police personnel also escorted the leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Muhammad Rizieq Shihab from Soekarno Hatta Airport to his residence on Jalan Petamburan III, Central Jakarta.

This escort is done by doing traffic engineering. This is because there is a potential for congestion that will arise from the convoy that picks up Rizieq Shihab at the airport to his residence.

Wakasatlantas West Jakarta Metro Police, Kompol Suwarno said the route to return Rizieq Shihab from Soekarno-Hatta Airport will pass through the Slipi area, West Jakarta to Petamburan.

"The plan is from the direction of Slipi, hopefully there will be no changes. We will help our fellow congregation who take them to their house," Suwarno told reporters, Tuesday, November 10.

If total congestion is unavoidable, the police will readjust the diversion of traffic.

"If the tail of this density touches the red light of Slipi, we will straighten it. While not touching it, we will play it around the Petamburan tomb," he said.

Even though there are road closures around KS Tubun, Suwarno guarantees that it will not interfere with the interests of the surrounding community, such as the settlements around Jalan KS Tubun and Pelni Hospital.

"We will automatically close the road, but the surrounding communities who want to return to their homes will be helped to open it and here are also hospitals and offices," he said.

A number of masses packed KS Tubun Street and Petamburan III Street, Central Jakarta, to await the arrival of the leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Muhammad Rizieq Shihab to return to his residence.

Currently, Jalan KS Tubun is no longer accessible by vehicles. This is because many residents parked their vehicles along the road and approached Jalan Petamburan III until it was crowded.

A number of traders also took advantage of the crowd to sell their wares. The chanting of salawat music continues to be sung around Rizieq's neighborhood.