span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The Jakarta Police have put in place security measures in anticipation of a potentially large number of supporters of Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab, who will be questioned on Monday for allegedly spreading hatred and defaming state symbols.
“No problem, we will face them,” Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Mochamad Iriawan said on Tuesday, as reported by tribunnews.com.
The police are set to question Rizieq on Monday for alleged hate speech and defamation of state symbols in relation to a statement that the country’s newly released bank notes carried the logo of the banned Indonesian Communist Party.
The questioning of Rizieq is based on reports filed by the Finance Ministry, a non-governmental organization and an economic observer.
(Read also: West Java Police question FPI leader over alleged insult to Pancasila)
Last week, the FPI leader was questioned by the West Java Police in Bandung for alleged defamation of the state ideology of Pancasila. After the questioning, Rizieq’s supporters were involved in a clash with members of the Indonesian General Society Movement.
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