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View all search resultsPrior to leaving for Mecca for umrah (minor haj) in 2017, Rizieq was believed to have played a large role in Anies’ gubernatorial victory over incumbent Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama, a Christian of Chinese descent.
Rizieq Shihab, the controversial leader of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), is due to arrive in Indonesia later this month after having previously announced that he was soon returning to his home country.
The leader of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI), who fled to Mecca in 2017 to escape criminal charges in Indonesia, has uploaded a video message announcing his impending return to join the jobs law protests at home, but he didn't say when.
The House of Representatives has included a bill to protect religious figures and symbols in the 2020 National Legislation Program (Prolegnas), drawing swift criticism from religious figures and experts who say such "privilege" is unnecessary.
Firebrand cleric and Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab, who currently resides in Saudi Arabia, has claimed that he has been “exiled” by the Indonesian government and he cannot return home because the latter has barred him from doing so.
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