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| Indonesian Police: 4 Supporters of Firebrand Cleric were Killed while in Custody |
| 2020-12-15 |
| [BenarNews] Four of six members of a hardline Moslem group killed by police last week were shot while in jug after they attacked officers inside a police vehicle, an investigator said Monday after a re-enactment of events. The incident occurred on Dec. 7 when members of the Moslem Defenders’ Front (FPI) ... founder of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) headquartered in Jakarta, FPI began agitating for national imposition of sharia law in 1998. The group quickly attracted patronage — including funding and military training for its paramilitary arm, Laskar Pembela Islam (Islamic Defenders Paramilitary, LPI)— from Indonesia’s army and Jakarta’s police. They’re fond of vigilante actions and Antifa-style protests with violence. The right reverend Rizieq Shihab recently returned from a three year sojourn in Saudi Arabia... who were traveling with founder Muhammad Rizieq Shihab surrounded the police car and started shooting, prompting officers to return fire, killing two, said Andi Rian, national police director for general crimes."The four people who were still alive were taken in a police car to the Jakarta Metropolitan Police headquarters. On the way, they attacked and tried to seize officers’ guns," Andi told news hounds after the re-enactment, adding the four suspects were not handcuffed. "They were met with decisive and measured action by police," he said. The investigator’s comments about the re-enactment of the incident about 50 km (31 miles) east of Jakarta drew a rebuke from FPI leaders and a call from NGO Indonesia Police Watch (IPW) for an independent probe. Last week, Jakarta Police Chief Muhammad Fadil Imran said the officers shot and killed the six after they shot up police and attacked them with a sword and sickles. But he made no mention of any alleged shootings inside the vehicle. A photo from a presser that day showed officers holding the sword and sickle along with two handguns. Instead, Fadil said the shooting occurred when the group attacked officers who were in a car trailing Riziek’s motorcade. The officers had received information that the preacher’s supporters were planning to protest at police headquarters in Jakarta that day, because Rizieq had been called in for questioning over allegations that he and other FPI leaders violated COVID-19 restrictions during events in November. Munarman, FPI’s general secretary, accused police of extrajudicial killings and pointed out that Andi’s version of the incident differed from last week’s report. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 Another exciting episode from the files of the Rapid Action Battalion. Tune in next week for the exciting conclusion. |
| Posted by: Ulavirong Omeager2818 2020-12-15 06:52 |
| #1 "Wait this isn't the way to the police station!" "Why are we going to the brickyard at 3AM?" |
| Posted by: Vinegar Spolusing6485 2020-12-15 05:46 |