Police Are Still Investigating PTPN VIII's Report On Rizieq Shihab's Use Of Land Without Permit

Head of Public Information Bureau, National Police Public Relations Division Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono (Wardhany Tsa Tsia/VOI)

JAKARTA - The National Police is still handling reports from PT. Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) VIII regarding the alleged use of land without a permit with the reported Rizieq Shihab. The police have asked for witness statements.

"Several witnesses have already been questioned," said the Head of Public Information Bureau, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono, to reporters, Monday, March 8.

However, Rusdi has not yet explained the witnesses who have been questioned for information in this report. This case is still being investigated by the Directorate of Special Crimes, the Criminal Investigation Division of the National Police (Bareskrim Polri).

"Later we will update again the problem of the number of witnesses who have been examined in the PTPN VIII case," he said.

"What is clear is that the case is still being handled," continued Rusdi.

For information, the police report made by PTPN VIII is registered with the number: LP/B/0041/I/2021/Bareskrim dated January 22, 2021, with the reported Muhammad Rizieq Shihab as cleric and Gabriele Luigi Antoneli as pastor.

Rizieq and Gabriele reported under Article 107 of Law Number 39 of 2014 concerning Plantation Crimes, Article 69 of Law Number 26 of 2007 concerning Crimes of Spatial Planning, Article 167 of the Criminal Code concerning Entering Yards without Permit, Article 385 of the Criminal Code concerning Land Grabbing and Article 480 of the Criminal Code concerning Detention.