JAKARTA - News of Singapore's deportation of Ustaz Abdul Somad (UAS) reached the ears of social media activist Permadi Arya, widely known as Abu Janda. Through uploads on his Instagram, Abu Janda said this case was not too important.
"Singapore is the strictest country in terms of preachers, so just introspect," said Abu Janda at @permadiaktivis2 quoted Tuesday, May 17.
Abu Janda added that the incident was also inappropriate to be associated with the state until the Indonesian Ambassador had to step in to explain.
"Wow, who are you? Since when did the state take care of one citizen being deported? It's not really important to be classy," said Abu Janda.
The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) in Singapore has previously provided clarification regarding the news of UAS's deportation.
"I want to straighten things out, the immigration officer has stated that he was not deported, but his entry permit was denied to Singapore because he did not meet the criteria for foreigners to go to Singapore," said Head of the Coordinator of the Social and Cultural Affairs Function at the Indonesian Embassy in Singapore, Ratna Lestari to Antara when contacted in Batam, Tuesday. , May 17.
Ratna explained that the incident occurred when UAS was checking passports at the immigration entrance in Tanah Merah, Singapore. "So he has not yet entered Singapore and his entry permit has been refused," said Ratna.
Ratna admitted that after hearing the news, her party immediately coordinated with the Singapore immigration office. "That was conveyed by the Singapore Immigration, because we have coordinated with the Singapore immigration authorities and the information was obtained from the Singaporean side," he said.
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