Zahid: More than 820k Malaysians barred from leaving

By NICHOLAS CHENG

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Monday, 14 Mar 2016
2:10 AM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 820,000 Malaysians are barred from leaving the country after being blacklisted for various offences, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Zahid said that since 2011 the Immigration Department has listed 827,921 citizens on its blacklist, meaning they are prohibited from leaving Malaysia unless they are given special permission to do so.

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