PRESS STATEMENT 18TH MAY 2008.
RE: My International Passport valid until year 2010 Home Minister lied to cover up the bungle of Government
The Statement by the Malaysian Home Minister that the Malaysian Government has not revoked my passport is absolutely ridiculous, a blatant lie and as usual meant to mislead the public especially when they realised the bungle and blunder they had done.
I am indeed surprised that the senior Cabinet Minister would issue a statement based on probabilities without verifying the facts that the “probable reason was because my passport had expired”.
I was given a fresh leave to enter and remain in the United Kingdom for 6 months on 2nd April 2008 upon my return from India. It is a known fact that no country would admit a person into its territory without a 6 months validity period on the passport. For the matter Switzerland wouldn’t have admitted me into its country on the 17th April 2008 nor would any airline allow me to board the flight without a 6 months validity.
The allegation against Amnesty International that they did not check their facts before making a statement is wild and absurd. I was informed about the revocation of my passport by the British Immigration authorities at Gatwick Airport on the 21st April 2008.
I am holding a Malaysian passport valid until year 2010 and it is obvious my travelling to lobby for the HINDRAF and the ethnic minority Indian community had caused the Malaysian government to revoke it to curtail my movement and to compel UK to deport me back to Malaysia so that I too would be arrested under the draconian Internal Security Act.
The fact remains that the Malaysian government had revoked my passport and my struggle for the Malaysian Indians will continue.
P.Waytha Moorthy
Chairman
HINDRAF
PEOPLE'S POWER
PEMBATALAN PASPORT MALAYSIA MILIK WAYTHA MOORTHY PONNUSAMY (PASSPORT NO A14915290) -MOST IMMEDIATE
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Daripada : Nor Khuzaimah Supar
PSU Bahagian Konsular
Kehadapan Ketua Canseri,
RE: NOTIS PEMBATALAN PASPORT MALAYSIA WAYTHA MOORTHY PONNUSAMY
PASPORT MALAYSIA NO. A 14915290
Adalah saya dengan hormatnya diarah merujuk kepada e-mail Bahagian Konsular bertarikh Disember 2007 berhubung perkara diatas.
2. Pada bulan Disember 2007, Bahagian Konsular telah menghantar pemakluman berkenaan arahan Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia untuk membatalkan pasport antarabangsa milik Encik Waytha Moorthy, pemimpin Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF). Semua Perwakilan telah diminta untuk melaksanakan notis pembatalan ini. Walau bagaimanapun, Encik Waytha Moorthy didapati sehingga hari ini masih menggunakan passport antarabangsa beliau di luar negara. Isu ini telah dibangkitkan di dalam Mesyuarat Jemaah Menteri pada 2 Mei 2008 yang lalu.
3. Oleh yang demikian, kerjasama daripada semua Perwakilan adalah dipohon untuk memaklumkan kepada Bahagian apakah tindakan yang telah diambil sebaik sahaja menerima arahan notis pembatalan ini dan sekiranya Encik Waytha Moorthy pernah memasuki negara di mana Perwakilan di tauliahkan.
Sekian, terima kasih.
Salam hormat,
NOR KHUZAIMAH SUPAR