POV, VOI's Latest Video Program: Photo Coverage Of Rizieq Shihab's Return

Rizieq Shihab greets his followers (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - We arrived at Rizieq Shihab's residence on Jalan Petamburan III, Petamburan, Central Jakarta on Tuesday morning, November 10, around 08.00 WIB. We know that the crowd here was not the only thing that formed that morning. At Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten, other groups of supporters of Rizieq were also present in large numbers. They pick up Rizieq and will escort him to the residence.

At Petamburan, a parade of banners and posters was scattered. One of the contents of the message we found read: Welcome back to our country, Grand Imam Al Habib Muhammad Rizieq Shihab. The residents of Slipi are ready to welcome & guard your return and become the guardians of the 'moral revolution' and 'ahlan wa sahlan ya habibana'.

Time elapsed. The masses are growing. They come by motorbike, private car, and bus. It can be seen from the writing - a written paper stamp from the city or the direction sign - on the bus, they are a mass wave from outside the city. Other buses showing similar signs have actually been seen since we arrived at Petamburan.

At 13.03 WIB, things got busy. Laskar FPI regulates traffic. They gave directions to the masses to immediately avoid the road. Before long, a white SUV appeared. Kumandang salawatan boomed in the crowd, as chants of "Allahuakbar, Allahuakbar."

From our observation, a number of the masses seemed to cry, especially when Rizieq appeared through the sunroof, when the car carrying him was getting closer to the crowd. The crowd greeted Rizieq by approaching the car. Crowd density stopped Rizieq's car.

Join the journalistic work of the VOI team, including photojournalist Irfan Meidianto in our latest video program, "POV". Also enjoy Rasa Journalism, another immersive news content from VOI.