BERSIH’s chairperson, Maria Chin Abdullah was barred from leaving Malaysia when she was travelling to South Korea to receive the Gwangju Human Rights Award 2016 on behalf of BERSIH. No proper explanation was given to Maria on why she is being banned, except that the instruction was from Putrajaya.
This video was broadcasted during the award ceremony.
Ref:
(1) BERSIH 2.0 Awarded the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights 2016
(2) BERSIH 2.0 demands answers from PM Najib on Maria Chin Abdullah’s travel ban
Ref:
(1) BERSIH 2.0 Awarded the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights 2016
(2) BERSIH 2.0 demands answers from PM Najib on Maria Chin Abdullah’s travel ban