Student activist Joshua Wong denied entry
Shamil Hizamie
May 26, 2015 15:53 MYT
May 26, 2015 15:53 MYT
Malaysian government this morning has denied Joshua Wong an entry into this country.
The Malaysian government Tuesday has denied student activist, Joshua Wong from entering the country.
Wong, who was a key student leader of Occupy protests in Hong Kong last year, was scheduled to talk about the pro-democracy movement in four different seminars in the country this week.
He also was scheduled to talk about the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
The 18-year-old student activist sent a voice message to Hong Kong media, stated that he has been barred from entering Malaysia shortly after arriving at Penang International Airport.
“Today I was invited by the civil society in Malaysia to share my experience and my views on the Umbrella movement and the June, 4 incidents. Now the Malaysian government has denied me entry and demanded I return to Hong Kong. I’m getting on the return flight,” said Wong.
Wong then boarded a return flight to Hong Kong and was scheduled to arrive at 4.45pm.
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The series of events was co-organised by a non-government organization, Remembering Tiananmen Massacre and seven other local activist and youth groups.
Last September, Wong's group, together with the Federation of Students comprising university students, initiated a week-long school boycott.
On September 26, Wong was arrested after he and other student leaders stormed into the forecourt of the government headquarters. The event triggered the start of the 79-day mass sit-ins.