Ustaz Abdul Somad (UAS) admitted that he had been deported by Singapore. But what actually happened was to get Not To Land. The public was curious about it.
For information, Not to land is a policy set by several countries to refuse foreign tourists. Each country has its own policy regarding not to land. One of the countries that apply not to land is Malaysia and Singapore.
As a result of this incident, the public became curious about Singapore. As we monitored, on Tuesday (17/5/2022) Singapore became the top trending topic on Twitter with 18,100 tweets.
The reaction of Indonesian netizens was to wonder why Ustaz Abdul Somad was refused entry. There are those who protest against Singapore's decision, but there are also those who argue that it is the right of the Merlion Country.
Of course there are many criticisms by comparing that many corruption fugitives can easily enter Singapore. Those who participated in the comments ranged from political observers to ordinary people.
Here are the comments of Indonesian netizens on Twitter from the pros and cons:
"If the robbers of trillions of people's money are free to enter Singapore," said @rizal_op***.
"Those who are prohibited from entering Singapore are the ones who blamed on Indonesian officials. It's a pity that these people have their brains on their knees," said @marizal***.
"Singapore is a country where Indonesian corruptors are," said @cobstra***.
"Is UAS a state official? It's true what the Singapore government has done 👍👍👍👍," said @hendrowibo***.
"The Singapore regime's displeasing attitude towards UAS as a leader of Indonesian Muslims can be seen as an act of hostility towards Indonesian Muslims," commented @uwaisala***.
"If we are here the term is kicked, many Indonesian citizens experience this. Singapore immigration is not smooth, the reason is carrying out routine activities. If you get the wrong answer and can't convince the immigration officer... you have to go back to Indonesia," said @dmz_73 .
"Don't blame the state of Singapore! That country has the authority to prohibit anyone who wants to enter their territory who does not meet the criteria. No need to pretend not to accept it!" said @bajaksaw***.
