JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A firebrand Indonesian cleric turned himself in to authorities Saturday after he was accused of inciting folks to breach pandemic restrictions by holding occasions with giant crowds.
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Indonesian Islamic cleric and the chief of Islamic Defenders Entrance Rizieq Shihab, middle, gestures at reporters upon arrival on the regional police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia. Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. The firebrand cleric turned himself in to the police after he was accused of inciting folks to breach pandemic restrictions by holding occasions with giant crowds. Shihab arrived at Jakarta police headquarters a day after police warned they might arrest him after he ignored a number of summonses. (AP Picture/Achmad Ibrahim)
Rizieq Shihab, chief of the Islamic Defenders Entrance, arrived at Jakarta police headquarters a day after police warned they might arrest him after he ignored a number of summonses.
Sporting a white gown, turban and face masks, Shihab informed reporters that he by no means ran away or hid from police.
“With God’s permission, I can come to the Jakarta police for an investigation based on the legal guidelines and laws,” he mentioned forward of questioning.
Jakarta police spokesman Yusri Yunus informed a information convention Friday that Shihab is accused of ignoring measures to curb the unfold of COVID-19 by holding an occasion to commemorate Prophet Muhammad’s birthday and the marriage of his daughter final month that pulled in 1000’s of his supporters.
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Indonesian Islamic cleric and the chief of Islamic Defenders Entrance Rizieq Shihab, middle, waves at journalists upon arrival on the regional police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia. Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. The firebrand cleric turned himself in to the police after he was accused of inciting folks to breach pandemic restrictions by holding occasions with giant crowds. Shihab arrived at Jakarta police headquarters a day after police warned they might arrest him after he ignored a number of summonses. (AP Picture/Achmad Ibrahim)
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He mentioned Shihab may withstand six years in jail if discovered responsible of inciting folks to violate well being laws amid an outbreak and of obstructing regulation enforcement.
Shihab’s presence in a number of occasions in Jakarta and West Java attracted giant crowds with attendants visibly ignoring bodily distancing and lots of failing to put on masks.
Jakarta Gov. Anies Baswedan and West Java Gov. Ridwan Kamil have been questioned as witnesses within the case.
The gatherings happened lower than every week after his arrival from a three-year exile in Saudi Arabia.
Shihab left Indonesia in 2017 for a pilgrimage to Mecca shortly after police charged him in a pornography case and with insulting the official state ideology. Police dropped each fees a yr later on account of weak proof, however authorities in Saudi Arabia had banned him from leaving the nation with out an evidence.
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Indonesian Islamic cleric and the chief of Islamic Defenders Entrance Rizieq Shihab, middle, waves at journalists upon arrival on the regional police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia. Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. The firebrand cleric turned himself in to the police after he was accused of inciting folks to breach pandemic restrictions by holding occasions with giant crowds. Shihab arrived at Jakarta police headquarters a day after police warned they might arrest him after he ignored a number of summonses. (AP Picture/Achmad Ibrahim)
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The Islamic Defenders Entrance, recognized by its Indonesian acronym FPI, has a protracted report of vandalizing nightspots, hurling stones at Western embassies and attacking rival spiritual teams. It desires the Islamic Shariah regulation to use to Indonesia’s 230 million Muslims.
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Indonesian Islamic cleric and the chief of Islamic Defenders Entrance Rizieq Shihab, middle, is escorted by officers and legal professionals upon arrival on the regional police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia. Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. The firebrand cleric turned himself in to the police after he was accused of inciting folks to breach pandemic restrictions by holding occasions with giant crowds. Shihab arrived at Jakarta police headquarters a day after police warned they might arrest him after he ignored a number of summonses. (AP Picture/Achmad Ibrahim)
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The group has gained vital affect in recent times by way of humanitarian and charity work. It was a key organizer of large avenue protests in 2016 and 2017 towards the Christian governor of Jakarta, who was subsequently imprisoned for blasphemy.
Indonesia has reported greater than 600,000 circumstances of the coronavirus, the most important tally in Southeast Asia and second in Asia solely to India’s 9.eight million circumstances.
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Indonesian Islamic cleric and the chief of Islamic Defenders Entrance Rizieq Shihab, middle, talks to reporters upon arrival on the regional police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia. Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. The firebrand cleric turned himself in to the police after he was accused of inciting folks to breach pandemic restrictions by holding occasions with giant crowds. Shihab arrived at Jakarta police headquarters a day after police warned they might arrest him after he ignored a number of summonses. (AP Picture/Achmad Ibrahim)
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