NST, Star, and Malaysiakini carried news on second statement by Home Minister that Waytha’s passport is still valid. Previously it was claimed that maybe the passport expired, but rebutted by Waytha who said that his passport had few more years left. Now the passport is still “active” according to Immigration Department. So, i guess its the Brits fault then 🙂
The government today once again denied that it had revoked Hindraf chairperson P Waythamoorthy’s passport.
“The Ministry of Home Affairs has been informed by the Immigration Department of Malaysia that the Malaysian international passport issued to Waytha Moorthy s/o Ponnusamy is still active in our passport and travel document system. “In other words, the Malaysian government has never made any cancellation to the mentioned travel document,” said Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar Syed Hamid in a statement today.
“Waythamoorthy is now believed to be overseas and is still free to travel internationally,” added the minister.
http://malaysiakini.com/news/83460
PUTRAJAYA: The international passport of Hindraf leader P. Waythamoorthy was never revoked. Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said that he was informed by the Immigration department that Waythamoorthy’s passport was still listed as active in the Passport and Travel Document System.
“If the passport is still active, it means that the Government has never made any cancellation to his travel document. “Hence, his allegation that we have revoked his passport is baseless,” Syed Hamid said in a statement.He added that Waythamoorthy was free to travel internationally as his passport was still valid.
PUTRAJAYA: The Home Ministry has again denied that it has revoked the passport of Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leader P. Waytha Moorthy. Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said in a statement yesterday that the Immigration Department maintained Waytha Moorthy’s passport status as “active” in its system.”In other words, the government has never revoked his passport. He is still free to travel,” he said.
This is the second time the minister has denied news reports that Waytha Moorthy’s passport has been cancelled.