KOTA KINABALU: Caretaker chief minister Shafie Apdal today said he was surprised to hear that DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng was barred from entering the state.
Shafie said that since the change of government after the May 2018 general election, the state had lifted previous bans imposed on several political personalities from entering the state.
“Well, I was quite surprised because since I took over, we didn’t restrict anyone from entering Sabah,” he told reporters after distributing land titles in Kota Belud today.
Previously, Tian Chua, Nurul Izzah Anwar and Teresa Kok were among those stopped from entering Sabah.
“When I took over as chief minister, after two days I signed (the order) to exclude them (from the ban list).
“This (barring people from entering Sabah) must be coordinated with the state. The federal government can’t make a decision because the authority to restrict anyone from coming lies with the state government.
“The right is still vested with the state government. That is part of the constitution,” he said.
Earlier today, Lim cried foul after he was barred from entering Sabah late last night, before eventually being allowed in.
In a Facebook post, the former finance minister said he arrived at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport at 11.54pm and went through immigration checks.
“As I was about to enter the car (to leave the airport), a senior Immigration Department official asked me to go back in (the airport). I cooperated and went into the Immigration Department office,” said Lim, adding that the immigration officers said MACC had stopped him from entering the state. - FMT
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