Nurul Izzah latest to be turned away from Sarawak

(MMO) – PKR vice president Nurul Izzah Anwar was today refused entry to Sarawak, said communications director Fahmi Fadzil.

He said that the Lembah Pantai MP arrived at Miri, Sarawak at 9.35am and was stopped at the Immigration counter.

“There was no real reason given,” Fahmi told Malay Mail Online. “She’s flying back to KL and I was told that she will do a press conference at KLIA.”

The federal lawmaker earlier tweeted that she had written to incumbent Chief Minister Tan Sri Adenan Satem asking to be allowed entry to Sarawak, but Fahmi said they did not receive any response.

Nurul Izzah joins other non-native opposition lawmakers who have been prevented from entering the state that is preparing for an election on May 7.

They include PKR’s Rafizi Ramli and Chua Tian Chang, DAP’s Teresa Kok and Parti Amanah Negara’s Mohamad Sabu.

Previously, Nurul Izzah was banned from the state and Sabah over her controversial meeting with the Sulu ‘princess’ Jacel Kiram, daughter of the self-styled Sulu ‘sultan’ Jamalul Kiram III who led the Lahad Datu invasion in Sabah three years ago.

Sarawak and Sabah have autonomy over their state’s immigration, and may reject those deemed “unfit” to enter.