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Jakarta –
Before being arrested by the police at dawn on Thursday (3/12), Soni Eranata alias Ustadz Maaher At Thuwailibi admitted that he intended to meet Habib Luthfi bin Yahya in Pekalongan. He felt that he had no feelings for Habib Lutfi and had great respect for him.
“By Allah, I have never intended to insult and I have no problem with Habib Lutfi, he is a great scholar,” Maaher said when they met him. detikcom in Bareskrim, Saturday night (12/5/2020).
He wanted to save money so that he could meet his Habib Lutfi family directly in Pekalongan, Central Java. Soni alias Maaher does not want to apologize through social media to show her sincerity.
With tears in her eyes, she declared that she wanted to apologize and kiss the hand of Habib Lutfi, whom she knew was a figure of Nahdlatul Ulama and a highly respected scholar. Maaher reiterated that he never intended to insult Habib Lutfi.
What he said on Twitter some time ago was only in response to other people’s tweets. At the time, Maaher said, a netizen called herself beautiful when she wore a turban on her head.
To the tweet, he replied: “Yes, with a more beautiful headscarf … like this kyai banser …”, he wrote accompanied by a photo of Habib Lutfi bin Yahya.
This phrase generated much criticism and anger from netizens because it was considered an insult to Habib Lutfi, who has been known to be very polite and respected by the public and figures. Habib Luthfi is also a member of the Presidential Advisory Council. Ustadz Maheer was reported to the police by Muannas Alaidid, who claimed to be Habib Luthfi bin Yahya’s lawyer on Monday, November 16, 2020.
Elsewhere, Maaher revealed his academic background, family, clerical figures who became his role models, the origin of his name, and his relationship with Habib Rizieq. For more information, watch it on the Blunt show at detikcom, Monday (12/7).
(ten / there)