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Police issue arrest warrant for Rizieq
A day after the Jakarta Police declared Islam Defenders Front (FPI) firebrand leader Rizieq Shihab a suspect in a pornography case, they issued on Tuesday a warrant for his arrest.
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Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab (center) walks with House of Representatives deputy speaker Fahri Hamzah (right) on a visit to the House complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, on Jan.11. (Antara/Wahyu Putro A.)
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day after the Jakarta Police declared Islam Defenders Front (FPI) firebrand leader Rizieq Shihab a suspect in a pornography case, they issued on Tuesday a warrant for his arrest.
The case surfaced early this year after screenshots of sexually explicit WhatsApp chats that allegedly took place between Rizieq and a treason suspect, Firza Husein, went viral. Firza has also been named suspect in the case.
Prior to being named a suspect, Rizieq had evaded police questioning twice, on April 25 and May 10, as he left the country with his family to go on umrah (minor haj). He has not returned to Indonesia since.
Meanwhile, Firza was arrested on May 16 over the same case after she underwent 12 hours of questioning at the Jakarta Police headquarters.
Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Argo Yuwono told reporters that the police would immediately visit Rizieq’s house to seek his whereabouts.
“From the suspect’s house we will go to the immigration office to find out more information regarding his exact location,” said Argo.
The warrant, he said, would also be used to begin the procedure to put Rizieq on the police’s most-wanted list.
“As a last resort, we will request that Interpol issue a red notice against Rizieq if there are no signs that he will be returning to Indonesia,” he said. (dea)
