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PETALING JAYA: DAP Secretary General Lim Guan Eng has wept badly after being prevented from entering Sabah last night.
Finally he was allowed to enter.
In a Facebook post, the former Finance Minister said he arrived at Kota Kinabalu International Airport at 11:54 p.m. and went through immigration checks.
“When I was about to get into the car (to leave the airport), a senior official from the Immigration Department asked me to go back (to the airport). I collaborated and went to the Immigration Department office. “
According to Lim, immigration officials informed him that the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) had banned him from entering the state.
“What is this? Doesn’t this power belong to the Sabah state government?” He asked.
Lim said that even former Prime Minister Najib Razak, who has been convicted of corruption, and Umno President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is facing trial, could enter Sabah without any problem.
He said he cannot understand why he is barred from entering the state and was asked if this is a case of double standards.
Lim also said that the power to prevent someone from entering Sabah rests with the state government and not with Putrajaya.
After half an hour, Lim said he was allowed in.
“Okay, I’ll ask (acting) Chief Minister Shafie Apdal later if he doesn’t want him to be in the state,” he said.
