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Jakarta Police suspend detention of treason suspect Firza Husein

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Fri, February 24, 2017

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Jakarta Police suspend detention of treason suspect Firza Husein National Police spokesperson Sr.Comr. Awi Setiyono (center), accompanied by Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr.Comr. Raden Prabowo Argo Yuwono (left) and National Police policy analyst Sr. Comr. Sulistyo Pudjo Hartono (right) speak at a press conference in Jakarta on Dec. 11. (Antara/Reno Esnir)

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he Jakarta Police have suspended the detention of treason suspect Firza Husein due to her health condition, which was reported to be worsening during her custody at the Kelapa Dua detention center in Depok, West Java.

"We suspended her detention on Wednesday," Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono said as quoted by antaranews.com on Thursday.

Besides health reasons, Argo said her release was based on the consideration of the police. 

The police have not banned Firza from going abroad but require her to report her whereabouts to the police, Argo said.

Firza was arrested at her residence in East Jakarta on Feb. 1 due to her lack of cooperation with the police investigation into her role in a suspected treason plot. The police suspect that her and 10 other individuals planned to overthrow the government on Dec. 2 last year, only hours before a rally demanding the arrest of Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama for alleged blasphemy.

(Read also: Jakarta Police consider suspending treason suspect Firza’s detention)

Besides the treason case, the police are also investigating an intimate WhatsApp conversation that allegedly took place between Firza and Islam Defenders Front leader Rizieq Shihab.

Dahlia Zein, Firza's lawyer, said that her client would clarify the rumor as Firza has claimed that it was not her who was involved in the steamy conversation.

"In the next two or three days, we will hold a press conference," Dahlia said as quoted by tribunnews.com on Thursday. (cal)

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