Indonesia arrests firebrand Islamist cleric over COVID-19 rule breaches

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Rizieq Shihab held sermons, a celebration of the birthday of Islam's Prophet Mohammed, and his daughter's wedding – all of which were attended by thousands of people.

A firebrand Indonesian Muslim cleric was arrested Sunday, December 13, for allegedly breaching coronavirus restrictions after he held a series of sermons with tens of thousands of followers.

Shihab will be detained for 20 days to prevent him from fleeing and destroying evidence, police said. As dozens who attended that gathering subsequently tested positive for the coronavirus, police summoned Shihab several times for questioning.has reported more than 600,000 coronavirus infections and over 18,500 deaths, with authorities imposing nationwide restrictions to curb the spread of the disease.

 

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