KENAPA SAYA DILARANG

"Why Was I Barred?" - Political Activist Hishamuddin Rais Wants Explanation From Govt On Travel Ban

KUALA LUMPUR: Political activist Hishamuddin Rais claimed that he was barred from leaving the country on Thursday night via Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

According to Hishamuddin, the Immigration Department barred him from boarding Malaysia Airlines (MH 0066) heading to Incheon, South Korea.

"Why was I barred is my question to the Malaysian authorities.

"So my question should be directed to the person who barred me, not to me who was barred," he said in a media statement on Friday, Astro Awani reports.

Hishamuddin said that he received an invitation from a South Korean NGO group, People Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD) to be an observer in a People's Assembly programme scheduled on December 5.

"Apart from being an observer, we are also scheduled to meet with the Korea National Police Agency on December 7 and 8.

"A letter has been sent to Commissioner General Kang Sin-Myeong for the meeting," he said.

Hishamuddin added that another meeting was arranged to allow the observing parties to meet with Lee Sung-ho, the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea.

Hishamuddin is a BERSIH 2.0 activist and was held under the Internal Security Act (ISA) during Tun Dr Mahathir's rule along with several other PKR leaders.

Meanwhile, Home Affairs Deputy Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said that the bar was not politically inclined, he said when contacted by Astro Awani on Friday.

He said that government departments including the Immigration Department have the right to bar any individuals from leaving the country according to the law.

"The barring is not related to politics. Government departments have the right to bar any individuals from leaving the country according to existing laws. Every case has its own reason," Nur Jazlan said.

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