Family Wants To Visit Rizieq But Cannot Yet

Rizieq Shihab (Wardhany Tsa Tsia / VOI)

JAKARTA - Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) lawyer Aziz Yanuar said that Muhammad Rizieq Shihab's family planned to visit Rizieq at the Polda Metro Jaya detention center.

However, said Aziz, the family has not been able to visit Rizieq because there is no approval from the investigation team from the Polda Metro Jaya.

"The family, the wife, have plans to visit, but we can't because we coordinate with the investigators first. The investigators cannot be contacted yet," said Aziz when contacted, Sunday, December 13.

Currently, Aziz admits that his party is contacting the investigation team of Polda Metro Jaya for permission to visit Rizieq at the detention center. "I have to have access to investigators first," he said.

As is well known, the Grand Imam of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Rizieq Shihab was detained at the detention center of the Jakarta Police's Directorate of Narcotics in a case of suspected health protocol violations.

Rizieq is reluctant to comment much on the case he is experiencing. He only asked that legal discrimination be stopped and the struggle must continue.

"Ahlan wa sahlan. Allahuakbar. The struggle continues. Stop legal discrimination," said Rizieq at the Jakarta Police Headquarters, South Jakarta, Sunday, December 13 in the early hours of the morning.

He immediately entered the detention center without re-explaining the legal discrimination he meant. Rizieq will serve a 20-day detention period from December 12 to December 31.

In this case, Polda Metro Jaya has named Habib Rizieq a suspect in the alleged violation of the health protocol. In addition, there were five other people who were also named suspects in the alleged violation of protocol at Habib Rizieq's celebration.

Rizieq had scheduled his questioning twice by Polda Metro Jaya. However, at that time he did not come to answer the summons on the grounds of restoring health.

He was charged under Articles 160 and 216 of the Criminal Code. Article 160 of the Criminal Code concerning Incitement to Violence and Not Complying with the provisions of the law, with the threat of six years imprisonment or a fine of IDR 4,500.

Meanwhile, Article 216 paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code concerning Obstacles to Legal Provisions. The threat is imprisonment for four months and two weeks or a fine of Rp. 9,000.