TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore Suryopratomo denied points that preacher Abdul Somad or referred to as Ustadz Abdul Somad (UAS) was deported from Singapore. He defined that UAS didn’t get a allow to enter the neighboring nation.
“He (UAS) was not deported but did not get a permit to enter Singapore so he was asked to return [to Indonesia],” stated Suryopratomo through a textual content message to Tempo, Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
Suryopratomo, nonetheless, stopped quick of explaining intimately why the Islamic preacher didn’t acquire permission from Singapore. He stated the one who might clarify the reason being the Singapore authorities.
“The exact reason, perhaps, can be asked to the Singapore Embassy in Jakarta because they are more entitled to explain the reason,” he added.
On Monday, May 16, 2022, the preacher through his official Instagram account posted a photograph of him and a video displaying a room with a caption that he was arrested earlier than being deported from Singapore. “UAS in a 1×2 meter room that looks like an immigration’s detention room before being deported from Singapore,” it stated.
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