1812 Action To Free Rizieq Shihab, A Car Bearing The Words FPI Is Confiscated

Protesting in front of the State Palace demanding the release of Rizieq Shihab (Photo: Diah / VOI)

JAKARTA - A number of protesters from various elements of society began to arrive at the Arjuna Wiwaha Horse Statue area, Central Jakarta, Friday, December 18. They demanded that Rizieq Shihab be released from detention.

Central Jakarta Police Chief Kombes Heru Novianto immediately intervened to disperse the protesters. Apart from the COVID-19 pandemic situation, today's action also did not pocket a permit.

"COVID-19 in Jakarta is still high, please disperse yourself," Heru said at the location, Jakarta, Friday, December 18.

Based on the monitoring of the VOI team in the field, the police confiscated a Command vehicle bearing the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) on it. The confiscation was carried out because this action did not have a permit.

The car was immediately taken by the police to be parked in a quiet place. The masses who were on top of the car went down.

Previously, Polda Metro Jaya emphasized that it would not issue crowd permits related to demonstration action plans from elements of society who are members of the National Anti-Communist Alliance (ANAK) NKRI.

This demonstration demands the release of Rizieq Shihab, who is currently detained in connection with a violation of the health protocol.

A total of 12,500 joint personnel from the TNI-Polri and the Regional Government (Pemda) of DKI Jakarta were deployed to guard the 1812 demonstration around the State Palace, Central Jakarta.

However, 5,000 percentol is derived from the figure. Meanwhile, the remaining 7,500 were alerted to face uncontrollable situations.

Originally, this demonstration demanded the release of Rizieq Shihab, who is currently detained in connection with an alleged case of sedition and violation of health protocols. However, not all officers were immediately deployed.