South Jakarta District Court Rejects Rizieq Shihab's Pre-trial Lawsuit

Rizieq Shihab. (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - Judge at the South Jakarta District Court (PN Jaksel), Akhmad Sahyuti, decided to reject Rizieq Shihab's pretrial against the suspect in a crowd case and violation of health protocols (prokes) during the marriage ceremony of his daughter, Syarifah Najwa Shihab in Petamburan, Central Jakarta.

"Trial rejects the defendant's pretrial petition. Charges court fees of nil," said Sahyuti during a trial at the South Jakarta District Court, Tuesday, January 12.

Sahyuti said the decision was taken after considering the application letter and response letter submitted by the petitioner and the respondent. Then, the decision is also based on consideration of the evidence and witnesses presented at the trial.

"Considering the evidence, witnesses and experts, the judge is of the opinion that the determination of the suspect is supported by valid evidence," he said.

Meanwhile, the case for violating the prokes began when Rizieq Shihab held a wedding party for his daughter, Syarifah Najwa Shihab, with Irfan Alaydrus in Petamburan, Central Jakarta, on November 14.

At the same time, the DPP FPI organized the Prophet's Birthday, so that the two events caused a crowd. In fact, the masses who attended did not apply health protocols by not wearing masks and keeping their distance.

With this violation, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemrov) has also imposed a fine of IDR 50 million. But the fines are not the end of these violations.

The police stepped in to investigate the violation. This is because there are allegations that criminal acts have occurred behind the crowd. Until finally, the police named six suspects behind the case. One of them is Rizieq Shihab. In this case, he was charged with Article 160 KUHP and 216 KUHP.

Meanwhile, the other five suspects, Haris Ubaidillah as committee chairman, Ali bin Alwi Alatas (committee secretary), Maman Suryadi (FPI commander and security officer), Sobri Lubis (person in charge of the event), and Idrus (head of the event section). In this case, they are Article 93 of Law Number 6 of 2018 concerning Health Quarantine.