Police Separate Rizieq Shihab From Other Detainees

Rizieq Shihab / Special

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya said that the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Grand Imam Rizieq Shihab was placed in a detention cell alone. This was done in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"(Placed) Alone," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus to reporters, Tuesday, December 15.

According to him, no special treatment was given to Rizieq Shihab while in detention. There is only a medical examination in effect which is also applied to all other detainees.

"We also carry out the same health checks on other prisoners because during the Covid period it was like this," said Yusri.

"We have to be a little more intensive in conducting daily checks, including all the food," he continued.

Rizieq Shihab was named a suspect in the alleged crowd case and violation of health protocol, on Thursday, December 10. Not only Rizieq, in that case, the police also named five other suspects.

In this case, Rizieq was presented with Articles 160 of the Criminal Code and 216 of the Criminal Code. Meanwhile, the other suspect was charged with Article 93 of Law Number 6 of 2018 concerning Health Quarantine.

With the alleged article, Rizieq was officially detained for the next 20 days starting December 12. Rizieq is currently in a drug detention cell at Polda Metro Jaya.