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Woman in alleged steamy Whatsapp conversation with Rizieq arrested
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Defiant -- Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab makes a press statement after undergoing questioning at the Jakarta Police headquarters on Jan. 23. (Antara/Reno Esnir)
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akarta Police have reportedly arrested Firza Husein, a treason suspect whose screen grabs of intimate WhatsApp conversations that allegedly took place between her and Islam Defenders Front leader Rizieq Shihab went viral on Monday.
Firza's sister, Fifi Husein, confirmed that Firza had been arrested at her residence in Lubang Buaya, East Jakarta.
"Police officers also searched the house," Fifi was quoted as saying by tribunnews.com on Tuesday, adding that police investigators possessed an arrest warrant for Firza over treason allegations.
Firza was also arrested for alleged treason along with 10 activists on Dec. 2, 2016, several hours before the start of a large-scale rally to demand the arrest of Jakarta Governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama in a blasphemy case. She was later released.
On Monday, a webpage sharing explicit photos of a woman who resembled Firza went viral on social media. On the same day, Rizieq was named a suspect for allegedly insulting state ideology Pancasila. (dmr)
