Because he has received support, it would be a mistake for Anies not to visit Rizieq Shihab.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Former Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla, considered that the closeness of the DKI Governor of Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, and the leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), Rizieq Shihab, should not be questioned.

He assessed that Rizieq certainly has political preferences and this was demonstrated by supporting Anies in the 2017 Jakarta DKI regional elections. Therefore, he assessed that there was nothing wrong when Anies visited Rizieq when he arrived in Indonesia on November 10.

“As a person who receives support, it is wrong if Anies does not come. That is the risk Anies, the leader must take the risk of being considered that way. Whatever is. In fact, it would be wrong if Anies did not come as the person of choice for the support of Habib Rizieq, “said Kalla in an exclusive interview with the Editor-in-Chief. News one Claudius Boekan on the YouTube channel Berita Satu, Friday (4/12/2020).

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Kompas.com has obtained permission from Claudius Boekan to quote the conversation.

Kalla also felt that there was nothing wrong with Rizieq Shihab’s support for Anies in the 2017 DKI regional elections. Kalla said that it is okay for someone to support a certain candidate for political leader.

Kalla said that in the age of democracy, people were free to determine their political support in every election and regional election.

Kalla also said that at this time Rizieq had also been released from his legal status as a suspect because the police had issued an investigation termination order (SP3) for his two cases, namely the case of nasty talk and insulting Pancasila. .

Because of this, Kalla said, everyone shouldn’t feel guilty meeting Rizieq.

“He (Rizieq) is a free person, of course he is also targeted during the last elections, of course for the two candidates (in the second round), of course the Rizieq group does not support Ahok, certainly not,” he said. Kalla.

“If you don’t support Ahok (Basuki Tjahaja Purnama), you will definitely support Anies. The question is very simple. So as a person receiving support, it is even wrong that Anies doesn’t come,” Kalla continued.