Maria Chin may challenge travel ban in court

Maria Chin may challenge travel ban in court

The civil rights activist has already begun preliminary discussions with Bersih's lawyers.

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PETALING JAYA: Bersih 2.0 chief Maria Chin Abdullah is considering challenging her overseas travel ban in court, she said in an interview with the Southeast Asia Globe magazine.

“I’ve begun preliminary discussions with our lawyers,” the civil rights activist said in the interview published today.

In the interview, Chin said the government’s move to bar her from travelling overseas was “politically motivated” and an infringement on her personal liberty and freedom of movement.

Besides calling Deputy Home Minister Nur Jazlan Mohamed “arrogant” for his response to her questioning the travel ban, Chin also opined that the ban showed the government’s desperation to hold on to power.

Chin was recently stopped from flying to South Korea to accept a human rights award on behalf of Bersih 2.0.

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