Elite PKS 'Gercep', Prepare To Come To Petamburan After Rizieq Shihab Breathes Free Air

Rizieq Shihab/Antara

JAKARTA - The DPP of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) welcomes the news that the former Grand Imam of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Rizieq Shihab was released on parole from the Police Criminal Investigation Unit (Rutan) today, Wednesday, July 20. Although, Rizieq still has to report and follow the guidance of the Central Jakarta Penitentiary (Bapas) while undergoing the parole program before being released purely next year.

"Alhamdulillah, Habib Rizieq has been able to gather with his family again. We wish him good health," said PKS DPP chairman Mardani Ali Sera to reporters, Wednesday, July 20.

Mardani said that in the near future the PKS elite will visit Rizieq's residence in Petamburan, West Jakarta. According to him, so far his party has always maintained friendship with HRS.

"Friendship is always maintained, in time it will meet," said Mardani.

Meanwhile, the Directorate General of Corrections (Ditjenpas) of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights explained that Habib Rizieq would only be free on June 10, 2023.

"So it's purely free on June 10, 2023. So this one year is a probationary period," said the Head of Public Relations and Protocol of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Rika Aprianti when confirmed, Wednesday, July 20.

So, he continued, Rizieq still had to undergo a parole period of one year.

"One year is a probationary period or guidance period, that the person concerned must follow the guidance carried out by the Central Jakarta Penitentiary," he continued.