Muslim cleric Habib Rizieq Shihab, leader of the Indonesian hardline organisation Islamic Defenders Front, arrives to inaugurate a mosque in Bogor on November 13, 2020. Photo: AFP
Indonesia jails hardline Muslim cleric Habib Rizieq Shihab for Covid-19 violations
- Jail term relates to mass events held by the firebrand, including his daughter’s wedding; analysts say his supporters’ anger will be muted
- The move follows a report warning ‘more militant members’ of the cleric’s Islamic Defenders Front could be pushed by sense of ‘persecution’ to more violence
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Muslim cleric Habib Rizieq Shihab, leader of the Indonesian hardline organisation Islamic Defenders Front, arrives to inaugurate a mosque in Bogor on November 13, 2020. Photo: AFP