{"id":44779,"date":"2026-07-03T12:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/?p=44779"},"modified":"2026-07-03T12:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T04:19:46","slug":"solidarity-with-asraf-over-denied-entry-into-sabah-and-subsequent-deportation-urging-the-sabah-government-to-remove-asraf-from-the-blacklist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/2026\/07\/44779.html","title":{"rendered":"Solidarity with Asraf over Denied Entry into Sabah and Subsequent Deportation Urging the Sabah Government to Remove Asraf from the Blacklist"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall Youth Section (KLSCAH Youth) stands in solidarity with Asraf, who was denied entry into Sabah and deported by the Sabah government, and urges the state government to remove him from its blacklist. Bersih Executive Director Asraf Sharafi Azhar had originally planned to travel to Sabah to reunite with his wife and children. However, upon arriving in Sabah, he was informed that he was on a “warning list,” denied entry, and ultimately deported back to Kuala Lumpur.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a report by Malaysiakini, this entry restriction occurred just hours after Asraf and several civil society advocates held a peaceful gathering outside Parliament. At that time, they submitted a memorandum to the government, calling for the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate allegations of corporate cartels involving the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Even more suspiciously, the entry restriction took place on the eve of the Sabah Anti-Corruption Rally 3.0. KLSCAH Youth questions whether the decision to restrict his entry is related to Asraf’s participation in anti-corruption movements.<\/span><\/p>\n

KLSCAH Youth points out that banning Asraf from entering the state undoubtedly disrupts family reunification and deprives the children of their right to their father’s companionship.<\/span><\/p>\n

KLSCAH Youth emphasizes that the right to dissent should be protected in a democratic society and the government must view civil society’s participation in nation-building positively, rather than creating a chilling effect or allowing political decisions to harm innocent families and young children.<\/span><\/p>\n

KLSCAH Youth calls on the Sabah government to rescind its order and remove Asraf from the blacklist so he can reunite with his family in Sabah as soon as possible. We also urge the government to take civil society’s anti-corruption demands seriously and adopt the recommendation to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry to address corruption. Civil society actors should not be viewed as troublemakers, but rather as patriots who want the country to be free from corruption and abuse of power.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Chinese Assembly Hall Youth Section (KLSCAH Youth) stands in solidarity with Asraf, who was denied entry into Sabah and deported by the Sabah government, and urges the state government to remove him from its blacklist. Bersih Executive Director Asraf Sharafi Azhar had originally planned to travel to Sabah to reunite with his wife and children. However, upon arriving in Sabah, he was informed that he was on a “warning list,” denied entry, and ultimately deported back to Kuala Lumpur. According to a report by Malaysiakini, this entry restriction occurred just hours after Asraf and several civil society advocates held a peaceful gathering outside Parliament. At that time, they submitted a memorandum to the government, calling for the establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate allegations of corporate cartels involving the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). Even more suspiciously, the entry restriction took place […]\n","protected":false},"author":670,"featured_media":44790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[204,164,240,196],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-44779","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-statement-youth","category-statements-announcements","category-statements-of-committess","category-youth"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/BERSIH-Asraf-Sharafi-\u6587\u544a\u56fe-EN-1.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44779"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/670"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44779"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44784,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44779\/revisions\/44784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/klscah.org.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}