Police Shoot Dead 6 Special Laskar Rizieq, FPI: That Was A Massacre, There Must Be Accountability

VOI / Rizieq Shihab DOCUMENTATION (Photo: Irfan Meidianto)

JAKARTA - Spokesperson for the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), Munarman, stated that the incident of six special laskar followers of Muhammad Rizieq Shihab who was shot dead by the police was a massacre.

"It was a massacre, in human rights language it is called extra judicial killing," Munarman told VOI, Monday, December 7.

Munarman emphasized that his party did not accept the police action that killed six members of Rizieq's followers. He asked the police to take responsibility for the shooting.

"Of course there must be legal accountability from the party who carried out the murder," he said.

The police said that six of Rizieq Shihab's special laskar had to be shot dead because they were suspected of wanting to attack the police with shots and sharp weapons. This incident occurred when the police followed Habib Rizieq's special army on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road.

"From the results of the initial investigation, the group that attacked this member was identified as a special laskar, which has been hindering the investigation process," said Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Fadil Imran at a press conference with Pangdam Jaya Maj. Gen. Dudung Abdurachman at Polda Metro Jaya.

The police attack by Rizieq Shihab's laskar took place around 00.30 WIB Monday, early morning. Six police personnel followed Rizieq Shihab's army after obtaining information that there would be a mass mobilization related to Rizieq Shihab's planned investigation.

Rizieq Shihab was summoned by the police to be questioned at 10:00 WIB in an investigation into a case of violation of health protocols due to the crowd in Petamburan. The news that the mass supporters of Rizieq Shihab will be deployed in connection with the investigation called Inspector General Fadil circulating in many WhatsApp groups.

"When members of Polda Metro Jaya followed a vehicle suspected of being MRS followers, the officers' vehicle was intercepted and then attacked using firearms and sharp weapons," said Inspector General Fadil.

"Members who were threatened with their safety because of being attacked, then took a firm measure of measure, so that the group suspected of being MRS followers, totaling 10, died as many as 6 people," he explained.

As a result of the attack by the special laskar on the police, the police vehicle was damaged. The police car was also shot with a pistol held by the special forces Habib Rizieq. "(Pistol) is real. These three have already been shot, "said Inspector General Fadil.