Indonesian Islamist leader urges 'moral revolution' on return home

Rizieq Shihab comes back from three-year self-imposed exile in Saudi Arabia

Rizieq Shihab, the leader of the Indonesian Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) who has resided in Saudi Arabia since 2017, greets people as he arrives at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near Jakarta on Tuesday. © Reuters

ERWIDA MAULIA, Nikkei staff writer

November 10, 2020 17:45 JST

Updated on November 10, 2020 20:00 JST

JAKARTA -- Huge crowds in Jakarta welcomed the return of Indonesian Islamist leader Muhammad Rizieq Shihab, who returned to the country on Tuesday after three years of self-imposed exile in Saudi Arabia.