JAKARTA: Once lauded by his followers for standing in front of two-large scale rallies in Jakarta last year, Rizieq Shihab, the notorious leader of the hard-line Islam Defenders Front (FPI), is now being investigated by the West Java Police, an ironic turn of affairs.
For the last few months, Rizieq has been the loudest advocate for pushing blasphemy charges against Jakarta Governor Basuki Ahok Tjahaja Purnama, who is currently seeking re-election in the Jakarta gubernatorial race.
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