KUALA LUMPUR: A High Court has ruled that the Immigration director-general has the power to bar a person from travelling overseas.
On Wednesday, High Court (Appellate and Special Powers) judge Justice Hanipah Farikullah ruled that Section 3(2) of the Immigration Act clearly states that the director-general shall have the general supervision and direction of all matters relating to the Immigration, which means that it includes to bar a person from travelling overseas.
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