Ustaz Abdul Somad

National Police not involved in deportation of ustaz Somad

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - National police stated that they have never give recommendation to Hong Kong government related to the deportation experienced by ustaz Abdul Somad. The deportation was full authority and sovereignty of the Hong Kong government.  "It was entirely the authority of the Hong Kong government. We can not interfere. They are sovereign nations," said Brigadier General Mohammad Iqbal, National Police...

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Taiwan opposition slams former leader's travel ban to Hong Kong

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, TAIPEI -- Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party slammed the self-ruled island's new government as "suppressive" for barring former president Ma Ying-jeou from travelling to Chinese-controlled Hong Kong on the grounds of national security.Ma's China-friendly Nationalists lost landslide elections in January to President Tsai Ing-wen and her Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), which has traditionally leant towards independence from China.They said...