Syafiul Hadi, Jakarta – The Presidium of Alumni 212 Rally announced a plan to held a reunion that will be attended by Islam Defenders Front (FPI) leader Rizieq Shihab.
"By God's willing, he will attend [the event]. That's we're hoping for," congress organizing committee chief Bernard Abdul Jabbar said at Sunda Kelapa Grand Mosque in Jakarta on Sunday, November 26.
The event is a part of the celebration of the first anniversary of the Defend Islam Rally on November 30-December 1 2016. The event will be held at the National Museum (Monas) on Saturday, December 2, 2017.
The Alumni 212 Rally Congress is scheduled to be held before the reunion at Pondok Gede, Jakarta. As many as 500 people will from various regions will be invited to participate the congress.
Bernard hopes that Rizieq, who is currently in Saudi Arabia, is expected to attend the event. However, he admitted that Rizieq's attendance could be hampered by certain matters.
"We will listen to Habib Rizieq's sermon at Monas. It could be in the form of teleconference, or he could be physically present there," he said.
Bernard added the organizing committee has invited Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan. However, Anies has not yet responded to the invitation. The organizating committee, Bernard added, will confirm whether anise could attend the event or be represented," Bernard explained.
In addition to Anies, the organizing committee also expect President Joko Widodo or Jokowi and other state officials to attend the reunion.