Timeline of the death of 6 FPI warriors as reported by Rizieq Shihab

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Rizieq Shihab finally spoke about the clash between his entourage and the police on the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road on Monday (7/12/2020) morning, which resulted in death of six special soldiers of the FPI.

According to Rizieq’s statement that was broadcast on a YouTube account Front TV, On the official FPI channel, several unidentified vehicles followed his entourage in the early hours of Monday and attempted to maneuver into the group.

He admitted he was in the trailer.

At that time, no one suspected that the vehicle that was following them was carrying a policeman.

“We never suspect, we think, much less accuse us. What we know is that they are bad people who want to harm us,” he said at the funeral of FPI troops in the Megamendung area, Bogor, on Wednesday morning (12 / 9/2020).

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He also said that there were many cars trying to get into his group.

“A lot of cars took turns trying to move forward, to get to Habib Hanif’s car that was right behind me, even to be able to catch up with my car in front,” Rizieq said.

The two escort cars in their group tried to drive them away.

According to previous information from the FPI, two cars from the Rizieq guard separated from the main group when they intercepted the surveillance car.

A car fled after hearing shots.

Meanwhile, another car with six members of the army was missing.

It was later discovered that the six members of the laskar were shot dead by the police who were in the “reconnaissance car”.

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Police chronology

According to the police, at the time they were investigating the alleged plan to mobilize Rizieq’s supporters to the Jakarta Metro Police Headquarters on Monday afternoon to monitor their investigation.

Metro Polda Director of General Criminal Investigation Jaya Kombes Tubagus Ade Hidayat said that during the investigation, the car containing the FPI special laskar struck a police car several times.

Subsequently, according to Tubagus, the troops immediately attacked with sharp weapons and pistols.

“The role is clear, it was two cars that grabbed us and then carried out the attack. There were those who used a hammock and used a penny, ”he said.

Feeling threatened, the police opened fire and killed six of Rizieq’s bodyguards who were in a car.

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The four people in the other car fled after hearing the shots.

In the previous press conference, the police showed a series of pieces of evidence that supposedly belonged to these members of the laskar.

There was a firearm in the form of two pistols accompanied by seven bullets. Apart from that, there were also three cartridge housings.

According to the police, the laskar shot its members three times.

Other evidence is a sword and sickle.

However, FPI denied the police statement.

The FPI stated that the Rizieq guard did not attack the police and was not carrying weapons.