TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - No party can confirm the return of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Wednesday, February 21.
FPI Secretary General Novel Bamukmin responds to information about Rizieq’s return from Saudi Arabia since leaving in late April 2017, amid the case of pornography that dragged him.
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Novel said, there has been no news of Rizieq Shihab return cancellation from Saudi Arabia. Rizieq is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, February 21, at around 09:00 am. He sent photos of Saudi Arabian Airlines tickets on behalf of Mohammad Rizieq Shihab and Fadlun Adhil Yahya for departure from Jeddah on Tuesday, February 20, at 19:25 local time.
Novel refused to comment on the circulation of information about the result of Rizieq's manifest check on the Saudi Arabian Airline. Rizieq’s name was not found in the departure manifest yesterday.
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Jakarta Police prepares a special security. A spokesman for the Great Commissioner Raden Prabowo Argo Yuwono said the security preparation is still undergoing despite the fact that the police had not received confirmation of Rizieq Shihab's return.
CAESAR AKBAR