Rizieq Shihab Refuses To Be Examined In The Case Of The Megamendung Crowd

Rizieq Shihab at Polda Metro Jaya (Photo: Wardhany / VOI)

JAKARTA - West Java Police investigators came to the detention center occupied by FPI leader Rizieq Shihab at Polda Metro Jaya. His arrival was to examine Rizieq Shihab as a witness to the crowd case in Megamendung, Bogor.

"We were visited earlier at 12.30 WIB. Muhammad Rizieq Shihab's examination as a witness to the (crowd) case in Megamendung," Director of General Criminal Investigation of the West Java Regional Police, Kombes Pol CH Patoppoi, was confirmed on Monday, December 14.

Unfortunately, when West Java Police investigators approached him, Rizieq refused to be investigated. This was confirmed by FPI's lawyer, Aziz Yanuar.

Aziz said that the reason Rizieq refused to be questioned was because he only wanted to focus on being named a suspect in the case of crowd incitement in Petamburan. In addition, Rizieq feels he has no obligation because he is only a witness in the crowd case in Megamendung.

"Habib Rizieq was not willing to be questioned earlier. We respected it when he signed the investigation report, he said he was not willing. Yes," said Azis when met at Polda Metro Jaya.

For information, FPI leader Rizieq Shihab was detained at the Jakarta Police's Directorate of Narcotics detention in a case of alleged violation of health protocols. At that time, Rizieq was reluctant to comment much on the case he was experiencing. He only asked that legal discrimination be stopped and the struggle must continue.

"Ahlan wa sahlan. Allahuakbar. The struggle continues. Stop legal discrimination," said Rizieq at the Jakarta Police Headquarters, South Jakarta, Sunday, December 13 in the early hours of the morning.

When he left the examination room, Rizieq immediately entered the detention center without re-explaining the legal discrimination he meant. Rizieq will serve a prison term of 20 days from December 12 to December 31.

In this case, Polda Metro Jaya has named Habib Rizieq a suspect in the alleged violation of the health protocol. In addition, there were five other people who were also named suspects in the alleged violation of protocol at Habib Rizieq's celebration.

Rizieq had scheduled his questioning twice by Polda Metro Jaya. But, at that time he did not come to answer the summons with reasons of restoring health.

He was charged under Articles 160 and 216 of the Criminal Code. Article 160 of the Criminal Code concerning Incitement to Violence and Not Complying with the provisions of the law, with the threat of six years imprisonment or a fine of IDR 4,500.

Meanwhile, Article 216 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code concerning Obstacles to Legal Provisions. The threat is imprisonment of four months and two weeks or a fine of Rp9,000.