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Rizal Fadillah, suspect in Jokowi diploma case, dies
Rizal Fadillah died after receiving intensive care at a Muhammadiyah hospital in Jakarta on Friday, according to Roy Suryo.
Roy said Fadillah was taken to hospital after Friday prayers and died later that afternoon.
Fadillah was one of eight suspects in a case over allegations that former Indonesian president Joko Widodo’s diploma was fake.
The case concerns allegations of defamation and slander linked to those claims; the claims themselves are allegations.
Police divided the suspects into two groups, and some have had their investigations stopped after seeking restorative justice.
Roy Suryo and doctor Tifauzia Tyassuma are standing trial in East Jakarta, where Widodo has given evidence as a witness.
Roy said he and others would continue Fadillah’s efforts, while proceedings against the remaining defendants continue.
Muhammad Rizal Fadillah, a suspect in a case over allegations that Joko Widodo’s diploma was fake, has died.
Roy Suryo announced Rizal’s death in a video on his YouTube channel.
Roy said Rizal was taken to Muhammadiyah Hospital after Friday prayers and received intensive care in the ICU.
Police had named Rizal as one of eight suspects in a case involving alleged defamation and slander related to the diploma claims.
- Who
- Muhammad Rizal Fadillah, a suspect in the case, died.
- What
- He died after receiving intensive care in a hospital ICU.
- When
- Friday, November 13, 2026; the sources do not state an exact time of death.
- Where
- Not stated. He was taken to Muhammadiyah Hospital and treated in its ICU.
- Why
- The sources do not state the cause of death.
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Rizal was taken to Muhammadiyah Hospital, Roy Suryo said.
Rizal received intensive care in the hospital’s ICU.
Roy said Rizal died.
Roy announced Rizal’s death in a video on his YouTube channel.
- Full name
- Muhammad Rizal Fadillah
- Hospital
- Muhammadiyah Hospital
- Treatment
- Intensive care in the ICU
- Suspects named in case
- Eight
- First suspect group
- Five people, including Rizal Fadillah
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What people are saying
I have just heard the sad news that one of our friends, a fighter among us, has died, called by the Almighty. He is Ustaz Rizal Fadillah.
Not long afterward, toward late afternoon, he was called by the Almighty.
I am deeply saddened, and God willing we will continue to uphold this struggle together.