Police Will Forced To Pick Up Suspect Rizieq Shihab

Polda Metro Jaya / Irfan Meidianto VOI Building

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya will forcibly pick up Rizieq Shihab and five other people who have been named as suspects in a case of suspected violation of the health protocol (prokes). Forced pick-up because Rizieq was not present for the two summons for questioning.

"The six suspects are the National Police, in this case the police will use the powers of force in accordance with the laws and regulations," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus to reporters, Thursday, December 10.

Yusri emphasized that the effort to force pick-up is one of the authorities of the Police. This is in accordance with the rules in the Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP).

"There are two powers of the National Police, summoning or by arrest, that's a forced attempt," said Yusri.

Rizieq Shihab has been absent from the police interrogation summons twice, namely on December 1 and 7. Rizieq did not answer the summons because he argued that he was recovering his health condition.

In this case, Rizieq Shihab was appointed together with 5 other people, namely the Chairperson of the Marriage Contract Committee with the initials HU, the Secretary of the Marriage Contract Committee with the initials A, the Person in Charge for Security with the initials MS, the Person in Charge for the Marriage Ceremony with the initials SL, and the Head of the Marriage Contract Program with the initials HI.