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Hardline Indonesian cleric held on suspicion of breaching coronavirus restrictions

Indonesian police arrested firebrand Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab on Saturday on suspicion of breaching coronavirus restrictions by staging several mass gatherings since his return from self-exile last month.

The controversial and politically influential cleric has called for a “moral revolution” since returning on Nov 10, fueling tension with President Joko Widodo’s administration in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country...


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