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View all search resultsObservers call for probe into killing by police of six FPI members
Six alleged sympathizers of Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab were shot dead by members of the Jakarta Police in a purported altercation at the Jagorawi toll road in the early hours of Monday.The incident resulted in divergent accounts issued by the police and FPI, raising questions about what actually transpired on Monday morning.
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ivergent accounts between the police and the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) over the deaths of six of the group’s members in a purported altercation in the early hours of Monday have sparked questions from observers, calling for transparency into the incident.
The calls came following an alleged clash between members of the police and sympathizers of FPI leader Rizieq Shihab on a section of the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road, which resulted in the deaths of six men.
Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Fadil Imran said his office had deployed six personnel at midnight to tail a vehicle thought to have belonged to Rizieq supporters, following a tip-off regarding a plan allegedly concocted by FPI members to disrupt the questioning of the controversial cleric by the police, scheduled to take place at the Jakarta Police headquarters at 10 a.m. Rizieq was summoned by the Jakarta Police regarding the alleged public health protocol violations at his mass gatherings last month.
However, he claimed the driver of the vehicle had noticed that they were being followed, which prompted them to obstruct the police car.
The alleged Rizieq sympathizers then proceeded to attack the police officers deployed to the scene using firearms and sharp weapons, Fadil continued.
“The officers, whose safety was threatened, responded by taking tough and measured action [against the purported attackers],” he said during a televised press conference.
He added that six of the 10 alleged attackers were shot dead as a result of the conflict. The others managed to flee the scene.
