Rizieq Shihab Cap Bima Arya Liar, Prosecutor: Don't Be Careless

Mayor of Bogor Bima Arya (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Defendant Habib Rizieq Shihab labeled the Mayor of Bogor Bima Arya as a liar on the grounds that no agreement was violated by UMMI Hospital and Hanif Alatas.

Similarly, the agreement between the three, NAMELY, UMMI Bogor Hospital will submit the results of Rizieq Shihab swab when it is completed.

"I make a statement that the witness of Bima Arya today committed a lie for the sake of lies. He lied that UMMI Hospital violated the agreement, he lied and said habib Hanif lied in violation of the agreement. So I want to say no deal was violated. The deal is still ongoing," Rizieq said at a hearing at the East Jakarta District Court on Wednesday, April 14.

Rizieq said, UMMI Hospital can not give certainty about its health condition that is reportedly affected by COVID-19. Because, the PCR examination process is still ongoing.

"UMMI Hospital can not give certainty because the PCR test was done that afternoon had to wait but the concerned can not wait then report to the criminal realm," he said.

Until finally, Rizieq bought Bima Arya as a liar. In fact, the lie is called bima arya as mayor and task force COVID-19.

"I ask that Bima Arya, the Mayor of Bogor and the Head of the COVID-19 Task Force in this holy court, have committed lies on lies," Rizieq said.

Responding to Rizieq's statement, the public prosecutor (JPU) immediately responded. Prosecutors asked the judge to remind Rizieq not to just buy people.

It's just that Rizieq doesn't seem to care. He justu alluded to prosecutors who are considered to have criminalized some parties.

"The tribunal, the defendant branded others like that," the prosecutor said.

"You are the one who criminalized us, the patient was convicted. You are criminalizing patients, criminalizing doctors and criminalizing hospitals," Rizieq replied.

"Yes but don't taste people," the prosecutor replied.

Rizieq Shihab was charged with spreading false news or hoaxes that caused trouble. This false news is related to his health condition that was confirmed positive for COVID-19 while in UMMI Hospital Bogor, West Java.

Thus, in this case Rizieq is suspected by Article 14 paragraph (1), paragraph (2), Article 15 of Law No. 1 of 1946 concerning The Regulation of Criminal Law and/or Article 14 paragraph (1), paragraph (2) of Law No. 4 of 1984 concerning Infectious Disease Outbreaks and/or Article 216 of the Criminal Code jo Article 55 paragraph (1) 1st Penal Code.