Indonesia arrests firebrand cleric Habib Rizieq Shihab for breaking coronavirus restrictions

A firebrand Indonesian Muslim cleric was arrested on Sunday for allegedly breaching coronavirus restrictions after he held a series of sermons with tens of thousands of followers.Habib Rizieq Shihab’s arrest came just days after Jakarta police shot dead six followers of his hardline Islamist group in a highway shoot-out.Shihab will be detained for 20 days to prevent him from fleeing and destroying evidence, police said.“Another reason for the detention is for him not to repeat the offence,”…

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