JAKARTA -- Jakarta police on Friday said they will arrest firebrand Islamist cleric Muhammad Rizieq Shihab, better known in Indonesia as Habib Rizieq, after a deadly clash between police and his supporters this week and large gatherings at his sermons last month.
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Indonesian firebrand cleric Habib Rizieq faces arrest in Jakarta
Fatal clash between backers and police follows push for questioning over COVID
The leader of the hardline Islamic Defenders Front (FPI), Habib Rizieq, speaks to the media upon his arrival at Jakarta Police headquarters on Feb. 1, 2017. © Reuters
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