Jakarta – Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab, who is on the police's wanted list for allegedly violating the Pornography Law, has planned to attend a 212 reunion rally on Saturday, his lawyer said.
The event, named after the date on which it took place, is to commemorate last year's rally on Dec. 2, which demanded the resignation of then-Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama.
"Habib Rizieq will be present physically," Rizieq's lawyer, Kapitra Ampera, said on Friday as quoted by kompas.com.
Kapitra, however, refused to elaborate on the exact arrival time of the firebrand cleric, who is believed to have been in Saudi Arabia since May, when he was named a suspect.
FPI spokesperson Slamet Ma'arif could not confirm whether Rizieq would attend the event, which is planned to take place in Istiqlal Mosque and at National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta.
Rizieq was named a suspect after alleged steamy WhatsApp chats with a woman named Firza Husein, also a suspect in the case, went viral on the internet. He was named a suspect without undergoing questioning as he had evaded two summons from the police. (fac)