JAKARTA - Rizieq Shihab again asked to be presented in the courtroom at the East Jakarta District Court. This time, Rizieq Shihab is undergoing a trial for the case of the UMMI Hospital in Bogor.

"I want to be present in person in the courtroom, I ask to be presented not at the Police Headquarters room but in the East Jakarta District Court courtroom," Rizieq Shihab said in a virtual session, Tuesday, March 16.

Rizieq Shihab, who was at the National Police Headquarters, said that his presence in the courtroom was the defendant's right. Rizieq said that the health protocol cannot be used as an excuse for not being present in the courtroom.

"The trial is a national and international spotlight. I ask the panel of judges to cooperate for a quality and quality trial because it is witnessed by the international community," said Rizieq.

Meanwhile, Rizieq Shihab's lawyer, Munarman, questioned the trial without the defendant being directly present in the courtroom. He then touched on the events related to President Jokowi's health protocol in NTT.

"In Maumere, President Jokowi violated the prokes ... There have been many (prokes) cases, only these cases have been brought to trial, the trial is online. We ask to postpone it, ”said Munarman.


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