Jakarta – South Jakarta Police have decided to release Nurul Fahmi, the man believed to have carried a desecrated Indonesian flag during a rally by the Islamic Defenders Front, or FPI, last week.

National Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Awi Setiyono said Nurul, who was named a suspect in the case, was vouched for by a cleric.

"We have received Ustadz Arifin Ilham and Nurul's family to discuss the conditions of his release," Awi said on Tuesday (24/01). He added that Nurul's wife has just given birth and needed her husband's support.

Meanwhile, Arifin said he had agreed to become the man's voucher and believed that Nurul's act was unintentional.

"Our brother has committed the mistake unintentionally, due to lack of information; his wife has just given birth. I was moved, so I went to Mr. Tito [National Police chief Gen. Tito Karnavian] to plea for this man's release, and thank God it was granted," Arifin said.

According to Arifin, Nurul had no intention to provoke anyone. "I hope he [Nurul] will return to the Koran and family, continue his studies, take an important lesson from this incident, be closer to God and love Indonesia more," Arifin added.

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