Rais Aam NU forgives Ahok, calls on Nahdliyin to do the same
NU Online · Jumat, 3 Februari 2017 | 22:50 WIB
KH Ma'ruf Amin
The supreme leader (Rais Aam) of the Indonesian largest muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) KH Ma’ruf Amin, popular;y known as Kiai Ma'ruf, said he forgave Jakarta gubernatorial candidate Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama over the latter’s remark accusing Kiai Ma’ruf of bias in issuing an edict on the allegations against Ahok.
Ahok apologized in a written statement on Wednesday afternoon and Ma’ruf said that although he had yet to hear the apology, he would forgive someone who had asked forgiveness.
“When someone has apologized, of course I would forgive him,” he said as quoted by kompas.com on Wednesday evening.
The chairman of the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) also called on all Nahdliyin (NU members) to also forgive Ahok. He said NU members should keep calm and restrain themselves.
“We don’t want to have adversaries,” Kiai Ma’ruf said.
In his apology Ahok said he did not mean to discredit Kiai Ma’ruf.
“I apologize to KH Ma’ruf Amin if I seemed to discredit him [when he testified at the trial] as a witness in his capacity as MUI chairman. I acknowledge that he is a Nahdlatul Ulama [NU] elder. And I respect him just like I respect other NU figures like Gus Dur [Abdurrahman Wahid] and Gus Mus [Ahmad Mustofa Bisri] – figures whom I honor and see as models,” Ahok said in a statement recently.
Ahok also said he would not report Ma’ruf to the police as threatened earlier in a hearing session of his alleged blasphemy case on Tuesday. (JP/Masdar)
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