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Jakarta –
Soni Ernata alias Ustaz Maaher At-Thuwailibi was detained by the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police. Ustaz Maaher At-Thuwailibi was arrested as a suspect in the SARA case that was reported in Bareskrim Polri.
The coordinator of Maaher At-Thuwailibi’s legal team, Djudju Djumantara, revealed that his client was picked up early this morning from his residence in Jakarta.
“This morning around 04.00 WIB witnessed by his wife, a team from Bareskrim Polri immediately picked him up at his home,” Djudju told detikcom, Thursday (03/12/2020).
Djudju then delivered a copy of Maaher At-Thuwailibi’s arrest letter to detikcom. In the arrest letter numbered SP.Kap / 184 / XII / 2020 / Dittipidsiber, Maaher At-Thuailibi was named a suspect.
“They arrested Soni Ernata (owner / user of the Twitter account Ust. Maaher At-Thuwailibi Official) and took him to the police station for an immediate investigation,” the arrest warrant said.
Maaher At-Thuwailibi was arrested for the alleged dissemination of information intended to cause hatred or enmity towards certain people and / or community groups on the basis of ethnicity, religion, race and intergroup (SARA) through social networks, as mentioned in Article 45a, paragraph (2). on the whole Article 28 paragraph (2) of Law No. 19 of 2016 on Modifications to Law No. 11 of 2008 on information and Electronic Transactions.
Ustaz Maaher At-Thuwailibi was arrested in the case reported by Waluyo Wasis Nugroho. Maaher At-Thuwailibi was reported to Bareskrim Polri on November 27, 2020.
Currently, Ustaz Maaher At-Thuwailibi is still being interrogated in the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police. Until this news was published, there was no statement from the police.
Previously, Ustaz Maaher At-Thuwailibi was also denounced by Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) because NU teacher Habib Luthfi bin Yahya was considered insulting. Maaher was denounced for making fun of ‘beautiful wearing rich hijab kiai Banser’ by posting a photo of Habib Luthfi. Muannas Alaidid, like the UN lawyer, called Maaher At-Thuwailibi’s mockery an insult.
(mei / fjp)
