Fri, 16/05/2008
HINDRAF
135-3 JALAN TOMAN 7
KEMAYAN SQUARE
70200
SEREMBAN
16TH MAY 2008
PRESS STATEMENT
RE: MALAYSIAN GOVERNMENT REVOKES MY PASSPORT THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES
I was travelling back to London from Geneva after the HINDRAF briefing with the United Nations High Commissioner’s office on Human Rights on April 21, 2008 and was totally shocked to be informed by the UK immigration officer [...]
Malaysian immigration officials told AFP they were unaware of the passport cancellation and said Waythamoorthy should return home to check the status of his travel document.
But Waythamoorthy said Kuala Lumpur intended to force Britian to deport him so he could be arrested under Malaysia’s Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows for indefinite detention without trial.
Waythamoorthy, [...]
The following is the full statement from Hindraf chairman P Waythamoorthy on the revocation of his passport at London’s Gatwick Airport two weeks ago.
I was travelling back to London from Geneva after the Hindraf briefing with the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights on April 21, 2008 and was totally shocked to be informed [...]
May 16, 08 10:35am
The government has revoked the passport of a Hindu Rights Action Force chairperson P Waythamoorthy, Amnesty International said on Thursday.
MCPX
Waythamoorthy, who has been living in London since he fled the country in December, has sought asylum in Britain, Amnesty’s Washington-based Asia-Pacific advocacy director T Kumar told AFP.
The activist had planned to visit [...]
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Thirukumaran Murugaya
