Member of Commission I DPR RI Faction of the Democratic Party Rizki Natakusumah regretted the incident of an Umrah congregation with the initials MS from Pangkep Regency, South Sulawesi, who was sentenced to 2 years in prison for harassment of a woman from Lebanon during the tawaf at the Grand Mosque. Rizki thinks the Indonesian government has been caught off guard.
“The Indonesian government has clearly been blindsided for months by the situation of Indonesian citizens in Saudi who are currently undergoing legal proceedings. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Indonesia’s representatives in Saudi must investigate this case from the beginning of the incident until the court decision is issued,” Rizki said to reporters, Monday (23 /1/2023).
For your information, MS was sentenced to a prison sentence of 2 years and a fine of 50 thousand riyals on December 20, 2022. However, the Indonesian Consulate in Jeddah did not receive any information from the Saudi authorities regarding the trial that MS was undergoing and received consular access to meet MS on January 2, 2023.
Returning to Rizki’s statement, he said the issue of this case would be confusing as long as the Indonesian government did not provide an explanation. According to him, if these incidents occurred since November 2022, why did the Umrah agency in question not report to the Indonesian representative in Saudi Arabia?
“The Indonesian government should also be proactive in protecting Indonesian citizens in Saudi Arabia. Don’t just wait for notifications from local authorities,” he said.
He was concerned about the events that befell MS. Rizki hopes that the Indonesian government will immediately provide adequate assistance so that the legal process can be carried out objectively.
Explanation of the Indonesian Citizen’s Family
Reported detikSulselSunday (22/1), this clarification was conveyed by a cousin of MS named Nirwana Tirsa via thread Twitter @iniakuhelmpink which aired on Saturday (21/1). detikSulsel have obtained permission to quote the thread.
At first, Ana opened threadby asking for help from the family for clarification, it can be disseminated. He hoped that the clarification would reach President Joko Widodo.
Ana told the chronology of events that led to MS being accused of sexual harassment. It was stated that MS and his entourage arrived in Makkah from Medina on November 8 2022. Furthermore, MS performed tawaf on November 10 2022, at 01.00 local time, with his mother, sister and grandmother.
“Because there were many people, MS told his mother to wait in front (outside the Kaaba area) for fear of being squeezed, when MS was almost hold corner of the Kaaba, there are people from behind attract his ihram clothes. Because he was afraid that his ihram clothes would sag, he was pulled from the back to the front,” he said.
After being pulled out by two policemen, MS was immediately taken to the police station for questioning. MS admitted that he was confused about what he had done wrong.
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