Transportation Ministry Director General for Air Transport Novie Riyanto confirmed the step. “[The FPI’s visit] has disrupted 28 flights,” he said. “Some were delayed by 1 to 3 hours, while others were canceled altogether.”
Rizieq has claimed that the Indonesian government barred him from returning to Indonesia, a charge the Indonesian Embassy in Saudi Arabia denies. The FPI is notorious for using Islam as a pretext to terrorize individuals or businesses since its founding in August 1998.
(Writers: Ihsanuddin, Rindi Nuris Velarosdela, Singgih Wiryono | Editor: Nursita Sari)
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