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New Straits Times
29-05-2025
- New Straits Times
Activist Fahmi Reza claims he was barred from entering Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR: Graphic artist and activist Fahmi Reza claimed he was denied entry into Sabah upon arriving at Kota Kinabalu International Airport and was sent back to Kuala Lumpur. In a series of Instagram postings, Fahmi shared a notice that appeared to be issued by the Sabah Immigration Department, stating that the barring was made under Section 65(1)(a) of the Immigration Act 1959/63. The Act allows Sabah authorities to deny entry at their discretion. The notice, dated today at 11.30am, was addressed to Fahmi by name. "The State Authority has directed that no pass be issued to you to enter the State of Sabah, and such a pass is required under Section 66 of the Immigration Act 1959/63," the notice read. Late last year, Fahmi was remanded under the Sedition Act after police received reports that he had pasted caricatures involving the image of Tun Musa Aman, who was to be appointed as the Yang Dipertua Negeri of Sabah at the time, in several areas, including Kota Kinabalu. A 40-second video that went viral showed Fahmi pasting the caricature in a location in Kota Kinabalu.
The Star
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
Fahmi Reza has been denied entry to Sabah
KOTA KINABALU: Controversial graphic artist and activist Fahmi Reza has been denied entry to Sabah upon arriving at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport here on Thursday (May 29). The 47-year-old shared the incident on Instagram at around 1pm. He stated that he was issued a notice of refusal of entry upon arrival and was subsequently deported to Kuala Lumpur on the next available flight. The letter dated May 29 reads: 'This serves to notify you that pursuant to Section 65 (1)(a) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, the State Authority has directed that no pass be issued to you to enter State of Sabah and such pass required under Section 66 of the same Act.' It was unclear why Fahmi was in Sabah. Late last year, he had gotten into trouble with the authorities for insulting the then incoming 11th Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sabah, Tun Musa Aman, through a caricature allegedly depicting Musa that was deemed highly offensive by the Keningau Native Court and had incited anger among the Kadazandusun Murut community.
