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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Polda Metro Jaya named the leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Rizieq Shihab as a suspect in the crowd case that occurred in Petamburan, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta on November 14, 2020.

“From the results of the title of the case, it is concluded that six have been named as suspects. The first is the organizer of Mr. MRS himself. Articles 160 and 216 (KUHP) are suspected,” said the head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus, on Thursday (10/12/2020).

Apart from Rizieq, the other five who were named as suspects were the Chairman of the Committee Maulid Nabi and the marriage of Rizieq’s daughter with the initials HU, the Secretary of the Committee with the initials A, and the person in charge of security, MS .

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The other two, namely, the person responsible for the event, SL; and the head of the events section, HI.

“We will elevate these six people from the witnesses as suspects,” Yusri said.

Yusri explained that the name of the suspect is because the police made a case title for the violation of the health protocol that took place on Tuesday (8/12/2020).

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“Last Tuesday around December 8, the Polda Metro Jaya criminal investigation team carried out a case for the crime of sanitary quarantine and also violations of 160 KUHP during the marriage ceremony of the daughter of the MRS,” he said.

The crowd that was generated at the Rizieq event in the Petamburan, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta area is known to have long lines.

Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Nana Sudjana and West Java Regional Police Chief Inspector General Rudy Sufahriadi were removed from their posts because they were found negligent in applying health protocols.

Not only that, Polda Metro Jaya also summoned DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan for clarification.

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Subpoenas were also made to the mayor of Central Jakarta, Bayu Meghantara, the head of Tanah Abang sub-district, Yassin Pasaribu, the head of KUA Tanah Abang, Bhabinkamtibmas and related officials from RT and RW.

The Polda Metro conducted further investigations into the Prophet’s birthday committees and Rizieq’s daughter’s marriage to DKI Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria.