Habib Rizieq: I strictly declare that this is a big lie, a hoax

jpnn.com, JAKARTA – The Grand Imam of the Front of Islamic Defenders (FPI) Habib Rizieq Shihab reminded officials in Indonesia that no one can claim to have a role in his return to Indonesia from Saudi Arabia, which is scheduled for November 10, 2020.

Rizieq called it a deception if an Indonesian official claimed to have played a role in their repatriation.

Habib Rizieq revealed this in an official statement regarding his return to Indonesia, which was broadcast on Front TV’s YouTube account, on Wednesday (10/4).

“If there is any party and anyone from the Indonesian government, both at home and abroad, who claims to have helped or pressured the Saudi government upon my return, I will assert it firmly, a big lie, it is a hoax,” he said. Rizieq.

According to Rizieq, the process of returning to Indonesia was purely personal work, administrators and colleagues from FPI.

Habib Rizieq also admitted that he did not want to upset the government by his return.

“I don’t want to make things difficult for the Indonesian government. I don’t want to put a burden on the Indonesian government,” Habib Rizieq said.

“Let my burden, I carry it, I finish it, I am the one who finds a way out. So therefore neither party should pretend to be a late hero,” he said.