Sunday, 30 November 2014

PKR women chief banned from Sarawak

KUCHING, Nov 30,2014: Ampang Member of Parliament and PKR national women chief Zuraida Kamaruddin was stopped at the Kuching International Airport from stepping out, soon after her arrival from Kuala Lumpur this morning.

An unidentified State Immigration officer told her that he was under instruction from the State government to bar her from Sarawak at the airport Immigration counter about 9.20am today.

Picture: Zuraida was stopped from stepping out of the KIA building soon after her arrival this morning.

She departed for Kuching on a Malindo air flight from Kuala Lumpur about 7.15am.

She spent over seven hours at the airport before boarding the 4.30pm Malindo flight back to Kuala Lumpur.

However, other opposition leaders like PKR director of strategy and Bayan Lepas MP Sim Tze Tzin, PKR vice president Nurrul Izzah and PKR Youth chief Nik Nazdmi and Penampang Member of Parliament Darrel Leiking have no problems with the Sarawak Immigration laws.

PKR boss and parliamentary opposition Anwar Ibrahim arrived in Sarawak yesterday.

Speaking to reporters after meeting State PKR leaders here today, Anwar expressed his regret that the state government had deemed it fit to bar an elected member of parliament.

"It is true that the state has autonomous power on immigration, but it should not be abused to stop legitimate political leaders from entering the state.

"I hope, in good faith,  for Chief Minister Adenan Satem to review the ban on opposition leaders and NGOs from Peninsular Malaysia from entering the state," he said.

Picture: An Immigration officer standing next to Zuraida

State PKR chief Baru Bian also expressed his regret at the banning of Zuraida, saying that she should not be stopped from entering Sarawak for a legitimate political activities.



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