Hidden Politics amidst Legal Articles

The court proceedings of Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Muhammad Rizieq Shihab is marred with bickering. His lawyer regards that Rizieq’s charges are filled with hidden articles.

Linda Trianita

March 29, 2021

DOZENS of people filled the main room of the East Jakarta District Court on Friday, March 26. In the front row, a daughter and son-in-law of Muhammad Rizieq Shihab are seen attentively following the court proceedings, which went on from morning till afternoon 

Rizieq, the leader of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), was present for the first in-person court proceedings. A dozen lawyers, in addition to the defendant, took turns in reading ou

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