Nurul Izzah denied entry to Sarawak
Harits Asyraf Hasnan
May 2, 2016 11:40 MYT
May 2, 2016 11:40 MYT
Nurul Izzah took to Twitter to vent her frustration at not being allowed to enter Sarawak this morning. - Filepic
PKR vice president Nurul Izzah Anwar has been denied entry to Sarawak upon her arrival at Miri Airport this morning.
An earlier statement by a Sarawak PKR spokesman had said the Lembah Pantai MP was stopped at Sibu Airport, but later corrected the statement and location to Miri Airport.
Nurul Izzah, in her Twitter, expressed shocked at her being halted by authorities and posted up a photo of the notice of refusal entry issued to her by the State Immigration Department.
Nurul Izzah, who is also PKR national election director, had on April 29 appealed to be allowed entry into Sarawak via a letter to Sarawak Chief Minister, Tan Sri Adenan Satem.
It is understood that Nurul Izzah's presence in Sarawak was to help PKR campaign for the upcoming 11th State Election slated for May 7.
Besides Nurul Izzah, several other Opposition leaders were also previously barred from entering the state, including Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo and Sekinchan assemblyman Ng Suee Lim, both from DAP.
As for Selangor MB Datuk Seri Azmin Ali and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, they were both allowed limited stay by the state authorities.