Anies did not attend Princess Rizieq Shihab’s wedding

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan did not attend the wedding of Rizieq Shihab’s daughter Sharifah Najwa Shihab to Irfan Al Idrus on Saturday night (11/14/2020).

Until the consent procession in Kabul ended at 21.25 WIB, Anies was not seen at the wedding venue in Petamburan. While previously Rizieq invited Anies to attend the event.

Anies will even be asked to witness the marriage if he is present.

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However, as of this afternoon Rizieq had not yet received confirmation as to whether Anies was present or not at the event.

“There has been no confirmation from Mr. Anies. We are also awaiting confirmation. If so, he will be a witness,” said Slamet Maarif, president of the 212 Alumni Association in Petamburan, this afternoon.

Meanwhile, the Governor’s Team for Accelerating Development (TGUPP) member Naufal Firman Yursak revealed that Anies had other activities tonight. Through his Twitter account @firmanyursak, he uploaded a photo of Anies as a speaker at the webinar.

Although he was not present tonight, Anies had previously met Rizieq Shihab in Petamburan shortly after his arrival in Indonesia last Tuesday.

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Rizieq’s daughter’s wedding ceremony tonight took place at the same time as Prophet Muhammad SAW’s birthday was celebrated. According to Kompas.com’s observation, the congregation that was present sat side by side.

A minimum distance of one meter is not maintained according to the rules of the health protocol for the prevention of the corona virus Covid-19.