Group urges fair treatment, respect for foreign spouses detained arbitrarily
The Shah Alam High Court on June 2 revoked the Immigration Department’s decision to cancel Nigerian Simon Momoh’s spousal visa and his deportation order. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, June 16, 2022.
PUTRAJAYA must promote better understanding, tolerance and mutual respect towards non-citizen spouses who are also a part of Keluarga Malaysia, Family Frontiers said. Lead coordinator Bina Ramanand said the victory in Simon Momoh’s case, in which the court revoked the Immigration Department’s decision to cancel the Nigerian citizen’s spousal visa and deportation order following a drink-driving offence, is giving renewed hope for other spouses in similar situations.
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