In The Past, Munarman Admitted That He Did Not Know The Allegations In Makassar

Munarman (right) / ANTARA

JAKARTA - The National Police said the arrest of lawyer Rizieq Shihab Munarman was related to the allegation of a suspected terrorist in Makassar, South Sulawesi. Densus 88 then picked up Munarman and at the same time ransacked the house in Petamburan, Jakarta.

"So it is related to the allegation case at UIN Jakarta, the allegation case in Makassar and following the allegiance in Medan. So there are three things, "said Head of Public Relations Division of the National Police Kombes Ahmad Ramadhan to reporters, Tuesday, April 27.

Munarman was arrested by Densus 88 at his house in the Modern Hills Pamulang housing complex, South Tangerang at around 15.00 WIB.

In the past, Munarman explained that he did not know anything about allegiance in Makassar. Munarman's explanation was conveyed through the Mata Najwa program.

"I (in Makassar) told me about geostrategy, global geopolitics, how America with the run corporation document carried out counter terrorism based on two documents, namely treat persistent and then in their own word," said Munarman, quoted from Mata Najwa's YouTube channel.

For that reason, Munarman claims, his deliberate arrival at the ISIS ceremony was not true because he was not informed about it.

"I don't know because I was invited to Makassar, because of my material, I was offered, because my ticket the next day I just returned home," said Munarman.

"At noon they offered, tomorrow there is still more he said, come with me there, I think it's the same, I don't know if there is that, I don't know how, people don't know," Munarman added.

Responding to Munarman's defense, Najwa Shihab then asked whether Munarman had ever clarified this matter to the police. An annoyed Munarman then called Najwa Shihab provoking because he gave him a trick question.

"What is the act I was invited to do is a crime? Why do I have to clarify? It was then!" said Munarman in a high tone.

"Are you asking me to be called? That means you asked me to be called, right? Don't dribble. This leads, not questions. In legal theory, that's a trick question. It's dangerous for opinion. The trap, (you are) a provocation, ”concluded Munarman.

Earlier in early February 2021, a video was circulated on social media of the testimony of a member of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) and a suspected terrorist named Ahmad Aulia.

Based on the video uploaded by the @sahaL_AS twitter account, the man decided to pledge allegiance to FPI along with hundreds of other sympathizers.

"I took pledge at that time together with a hundred members of the FPI confinement and army. At the FPI Makassar headquarters on the limboto river road, Makassar," the man was quoted as saying on the @sahaL_AS account, Thursday, February 4.

In addition, at the time the man took a pledge was attended by former FPI General Secretary Munarman. Then, in the baiat process it was led by two religious leaders.

"I took pledge to be attended by Munarman as the central FPI committee at that time. Ustad Fauzan and Ustad Basri who led the allegiance at that time," he said.