Prepare 16 Prosecutors For Rizieq Shihab, AGO: Law Enforcement Must Be Good, Not Wrongdoing

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

JAKARTA - Junior Attorney General for General Crimes (Jampidum), Fadil Zumhana, said that his party had formed a team of 16 prosecutors to try the case that charged Rizieq Shihab.

"Habib Rizieq Shihab, I convey the coordination and consultation process, and I have formed 16 prosecutors who will try this case," said Fadil at a Working Meeting between the Attorney General's Office and Commission III of the DPR RI which was broadcast on the YouTube account of the Indonesian Parliament, Tuesday, 26 January.

He explained that dozens of prosecutors were appointed after the prosecution received the case delegation from the Police Criminal Investigation Unit. The files that have been submitted are the case for the COVID-19 swab test at the Ummi Hospital, Bogor.

While other cases, namely the crowd case in Petamburan, the crowd case in Megamendung, are still being investigated by the police.

Furthermore, Fadil said that the Attorney General's Office was very careful in reading the case files. He also emphasized that his party is focused on the law enforcement process, not on committing wrongdoing to suspects.

"We will see this case in a clear and objective manner. Because for us, the law enforcement process must be carried out as well as possible by not committing wrongdoing to anyone," he said.

As previously reported, in the crowd case in Petamburan, Rizieq was named a suspect along with five other suspects on November 14, 2020.

He is suspected of violating Article 160 of the Criminal Code concerning incitement to the public to commit a criminal act resulting in a health emergency in the community. In addition, this FPI leader is also suspected of violating Article 216 of the Criminal Code, which states that he does not comply with the law

Meanwhile, regarding the crowd case in Megamendung, West Java, Rizieq was named the sole suspect in December 2020.

The West Java Regional Police charged Rizieq Shihab with Article 14 paragraph (1) and paragraph (2) of Law Number 4 of 1984 concerning Contagious Disease Outbreaks, Article 93 of Law Number 6 of 2018 concerning Health Quarantine, and Article 216 of the Criminal Code.

Finally, in the case of Ummi Hospital, Bogor, West Java, the police named Rizieq and his son-in-law, Hanif Alatas, and President Director of Ummi Hospital Andi Tatat as suspects.