Police to Investigate Spread of Hoax About Shooting of 6 Rizieq Shihab Supporters

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The National Police confirmed that it would investigate the spread of deception or hoax related to clashes between members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) and the police on the Jakarta-Cikampek KM 50 toll road, on Monday (7/12/2020) by the morning.

It is known, in that incident, six members of the FPI laskar allegedly attacked members of the Polda Metro Jaya and were shot and killed. There are still four members of the laskar who, according to the police, are still being wanted.

“Bareskrim Polri has given instructions to the ranks of the Polda, for all misleading news that is not true in Polda-Polda and the police headquarters, we will process everything,” the head of the Police Public Relations Division said on Friday National, Inspector General Argo Yuwono at the Bareskrim Building, South Jakarta (12/11/2020).

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Argo said this was done so that the information circulating would not mislead the public.

“So as not to scare the public, even if the information itself is not incorrect,” he said.

Now, the incident investigation process is still carried out by the General Directorate of Crimes, Bareskrim Polri.

So far, investigators have examined 14 witnesses whose identities were not released. However, Argo ensured that all witnesses who saw and heard the incident would be examined.

“Starting with the first Sentul TKP, then we will look for witnesses there on what kind of exit, then we will look for witnesses for the next crime scene related to an incident, then there is the next TKP,” he said.

Also, Argo said, police are still tracking CCTV cameras around the site and will coordinate with Jasa Marga, as manager of the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road.

Regarding the confrontation, there are differences of information between the police and the FPI.

Police said the car of a Polda Metro Jaya member who was conducting the tracking was stopped by the vehicle carrying the guard of the FPI leader, Rizieq Shihab.

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The indictment was carried out in the context of the investigation of the information in the request for short messages about the mass mobilization to guard the Rizieq exam on Monday (7/12/2020).

After the vehicles of Polda Metro Jaya members were detained, a shooting broke out. The police claimed that members of Rizieq’s bodyguard first opened fire on the police.

The FPI also denied that members of the laskar attacked and shot the police first. According to the FPI, members of the laskar are not equipped with firearms.