Reason Habib Bahar Imprisoned Again After A Few Days

Habib Bahar bin Smith (Photo: Screenshot of youtube)

JAKARTA - Habib Bahar bin Smith was again sent to Gunung Sindur prison. In fact, Habib Bahar has only been free for several days because of the assimilation program to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. He was picked up from Pondok Pesantren Tajur Awalin, Kampung Pok Tua, Pabuaran, Bogor this morning.

Habib Bahar's attorney, Ichwan Tuankotta, confirmed that his client was again taken to Gunung Sindur prison. However, he admitted that he did not know why Habib Bahar was again detained. This is related to the alleged violation of the assimilation program.

"I don't know (there is a rule violation, red)," Ichwan told VOI, Tuesday, May 19.

In order to find out about this, he currently claims to have been in Gunung Sindur prison. However, he had not yet been able to meet his client. "I have not entered (to prison, red)," Ichwan briefly.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, through the Director General of Corrections Reynhard Silitonga, revealed that Habib Bahar was brought to prison because his assimilation program was revoked. This is based on the assessment of the Bogor Bapas Social Officer who supervised him.

From that supervision, Habib Bahar bin Smith was deemed to have violated three rules during the assimilation program. One of them is a matter of heeding the direction or guidance of officers from Bapas Bogor.

"The person concerned does not heed and follows the guidance carried out by PK Bapas Bogor, which has the authority to supervise and supervise the implementation of assimilation at home," Reynhard said.

Then, the second reason is because Habib Bahar participated in activities and was directly involved by lecturing that contained provocative content or spreading hostility and hatred to the government. This of course violates the assimilation rules that were previously obtained.

"His lecture has been circulating in the form of a video that has gone viral which can cause unrest in the community," said Reynhard.

Finally, by being involved in lecturing activities, Habib Bahar was also said to have violated the Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) regulations because he gathered a lot of people. So, there is the potential for transmission of COVID-19.

"Violating PSBB rules in a COVID-19 emergency situation in Indonesia, by gathering the masses in the implementation of his lecture," concluded Reynhard.

For his actions, Habib Bahar was proven to have violated the special requirements for assimilation as stipulated in Article 136 paragraph 2 letter E Permenkumham number 3 of 2018 and the sanction was revoked and his assimilation was removed and put back in prison. Habib Bahar will carry out the rest of his sentence in prison because the assimilation program against him is revoked.

Habib Bahar was previously released in the assimilation program on Saturday (16/5), Habib Bahar's status was not yet pure. As for the case, Habib Bahar was sentenced to 3 years in prison by a panel of judges at the Bandung District Court.

Habib Bahar was proven to have molested 2 teenagers at his boarding school in Bogor. He is supposed to be pure free by December 2021.