Dr. Richard Lee Arrested Forcefully in Palembang, Wife: My Husband is Not a Terrorist

Kapanlagi.com - Doctor and YouTuber Richard Lee has reportedly been arrested by the police. The doctor was arrested at his home located in Palembang. Richard Lee's lawyer, Razman Nasution, confirmed the arrest. "He was indeed arrested, whether it was an arrest or a forced arrest," said Razman as quoted by Kompas.com.

Razman himself mentioned that he had just arrived at Palembang Airport. He will go to Richard Lee's residence. Razman's visit to Richard Lee's residence is intended to recheck his client's arrest documents. "I want to cross-check at his house in Palembang because the arrest documents are there," Razman added.

1. Uploaded by Richard Lee's Wife

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The video of the forced arrest was uploaded by Richard Lee's wife, Reni Effendi. In the video uploaded on Instagram story, it can be seen that the police forcibly took Richard Lee. Reni was heard crying when her husband was forcibly taken out of the house.

"Don't arrest him! Wait a minute, sir, why was my husband arrested? Why, sir? You didn't explain," Reni said while crying. "My husband was forcibly arrested by the police, is this how the law works, just arresting people forcibly? Why is my husband being treated like a criminal and a terrorist?" Reni said in her next post.

2. Protest

Reni also expressed her protest about her husband's forced arrest. Even though her husband has never committed any criminal or terrorist acts. "My husband is not a criminal or a terrorist, can they just arrest him like this? Please, I want to know if this is really how the law works?" Reni said.

The exact reason for Richard Lee's forced arrest is still unknown. Razman himself will still investigate the reasons for the forced apprehension. "We don't know yet, we're checking. We'll continue at 5 PM on zoom," Razman concluded.

(kpl/frs)