The electoral reform group says the state government must allow activists in for legitimate political activities.
The Sarawak chapter of electoral reform group Bersih has urged the state government to end its abuse of immigration powers banning activists from entering Sarawak.
State authorities initially wanted to bar Mandeep from entering Sarawak but later granted him a three-day exemption because he was carrying out duties for the federal government. "They imposed the ban not to protect Sarawakians, but to protect themselves from legitimate political activism for causes such as free and fair elections, environmental protection and indigenous peoples’ rights," it said in a statement today.Sarawak Bersih said several more of its current and past leaders are still banned from entering the state including Thomas Fann, Maria Chin Abdullah, Ambiga Sreenevasan, and Wong Chin Huat.
Sarawak Bersih urges the Gabungan Parti Sarawak government to lift the ban on all political activists and to pledge exercising Sarawak’s special powers only for purposes of upholding the state's interests.
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