MER-C: Rizieq Shihab Received Unethical Treatment From The Mayor Of Bogor

Mayor of Bogor Bima Arya (Photo: Instagram bimarya)

JAKARTA - The Medical Emergency Rescue Committee (MER-C) assessed that the actions of the Mayor of Bogor, Arya Bima, violated the rights of the High Imam of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Rizieq Shihab as a patient and had intervened against the working medical team.

In addition, Arya is also considered unethical because he has published the patient's condition to the public, causing unrest in the community.

"Regarding Habib Rizieq, who entrusted MER-C to carry out medical examinations and escorts, MER-C sent him to rest in the hospital. However, he received unethical treatment and violated the rights of the Bogor Mayor by intervening with the medical team. "The Mayor of Bogor is not ethical in publishing the patient's condition to the public," said Chairman of the MER-C Presidium Sarbini Abdul Murad in a written statement to reporters on Sunday, November 29.

He considered, Arya needed to learn about medical ethics and patient rights. According to Abdul, a patient should have the right to accept or reject the examination and treatment without intervention or pressure from any party.

In addition, he considered, Arya Bima should have entrusted Rizieq's health problems to the hospital and the medical team on duty, "Because the medical team knows what steps are necessary and not necessary to treat patients," he said.

Furthermore, MER-C then regretted the actions that the Mayor of Bogor had taken. In addition, Abdul ensures that all health checks and treatments have been carried out according to existing diagnoses.

"Currently all examinations that need to be done are ongoing and treatment will be carried out in accordance with the health problems found," he said.

Not only that, Abdul also asked all parties to stop making noise and maintain patient privacy, in this case Rizieq Shihab.

"Regarding the delivery of health conditions is the domain of the family. In fact, the hospital or the treating doctor does not have the right to convey it without the family's permission," he said.

Previously, information about Rizieq Shihab being sick and being treated at the UMMI Hospital, Bogor, West Java was confirmed by the Mayor of Bogor, Bima Arya, who had contacted the hospital.

According to the management of the UMMI Hospital, Bogor, Rizieq was treated since Wednesday, November 25 and was treated for fatigue. However, the overall condition of the FPI frontman is in good condition and will continue to be subjected to further examinations by doctors.

Bima said that Rizieq had not yet carried out a swab test to detect COVID-19 in his body because he felt asymptomatic even though he also asked not to visit because he wanted to rest to the maximum.

"According to the hospital, he asked not to be visited because he wanted to rest," Bima said when contacted by VOI, Thursday, November 26.

Although Rizieq felt asymptomatic and did not feel the need to do a swab test, Bima still asked him to do it. This must be done to protect the health workers who treat themselves in the hospital.

Moreover, recently, people who met Rizieq Shihab have tested positive for COVID-19. "I have requested that Habib Rizieq be swab immediately. Even though he has no symptoms, he has interactions with many people," he said.

Later, Arya revealed that Rizieq refused to undergo a swab test to detect whether he was exposed to COVID-19 or not.

"I received a report from the Health Service Team who came to the UMMI Hospital this afternoon to discuss the swab test with Habib Rizieq," he said as quoted by Antara, Friday, November 27.

According to Bima, a report from the Bogor City Health Service Team stated that Rizieq's family was not willing to undergo a swab test but did not give a reason. "Bogor City is my area of duty. Therefore, I will go to the hospital to ask for clarification as to why he refused," said the Head of the Bogor City COVID-19 Task Force.

In the aftermath of this problem, the Bogor City COVID-19 Handling Task Force has also reported the President Director and Management of the Bogor City UMMI Hospital to the Bogor City Police for allegedly obstructing and obstructing the task of the COVID-19 Task Force in tackling the spread of infectious diseases.

Reported by Antara, Sunday, November 29, the Head of Law Enforcement and Discipline of the Bogor City COVID-19 Handling Task Force Agustiansyah said the report to the Bogor City Police was carried out after waiting for the promise of a swab test on Rizieq Shihab which was delivered by the UMMI Hospital Management. It's just that, until now the promise has not been fulfilled.