Called Rizieq Shihab as the instigator of the crowd at the airport, this is Mahfud MD’s answer

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.TV – The coordinating minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, again explained his decision to repatriate Rizieq Shihab, which caused a crowd at Soekarno Hatta airport.

Mahfud considered it wrong for Rizieq Shihab to claim responsibility for instigating the crowd.

Mahfud explained that the decision to pick up and escort Rizieq Shihab when he arrived in Indonesia was a government decision.

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However, the crowd that ensued after Rizieq Shihab returned to Indonesia was not the government’s decision.

“So the alibi is wrong if it says that the pickup and crowd at the airport is the fault of the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs for giving permission to go home and pick up. Pickup and drop-off are discretionary in law. administrative, not criminal law. So the criminal charges are the mob mobilized after that, “Mahfud said through his account. His personal Twitter, on Saturday (3/27/2021).

Mahfud added that his statement about Rizieq Shihab’s return was very clear.