JAKARTA - Former FPI frontman, Rizieq Shihab, was declared parole today. He can breathe the air of freedom after serving detention since December 2020.
"The person concerned will get parole on July 20, 2022," said the Coordinator of Public Relations and Protocol of the Directorate General of PAS at the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Rika Aprianti, when confirmed, Wednesday, July 20.
This parole process was carried out after Rizieq obtained the right of remission and integration in accordance with the Regulation of the Minister of Law and Human Rights of the Republic of Indonesia Number 7 of 2022.
Thus, Rizieq, who had languished in the Police Criminal Investigation Unit for several cases, was officially released.
"Yes, at 06.45 WIB," said Rika.
Rizeq's detention is actually in the Cipinang detention center. However, for one reason or another, his detention was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Police.
"Of course, there are considerations to be put in the Bareskrim Detention Center, so that the person concerned is placed in the Bareskrim Detention Center, one of which is security considerations," said Rika.
For information, Rizieq Shihab was detained after being named a suspect in the case of spreading false news or hoaxes from the results of the COVID-19 swab test at Ummi Hospital, Bogor.
During the trial process, Rizieq was sentenced to four years in prison by the East Jakarta District Court Judge. However, the Supreme Court (MA) cut it to two years.
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