Australia Senator rejected and expelled from Malaysia

Photos released by the Office of senator Nick Xenophon suggests that Australia is sitting while detained at airport immigration Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia hold demonstrations has been involved since Xenophon that presented the opposition.

KUALA LUMPUR, KOMPAS.com-A senator from Australia, Nick Xenophon independent stronghold, denied entry because Malaysia is regarded as a threat to the security and harmony of Malaysia.

Xenophon Malaysia immigration officer was arrested on arrival at Kuala Lumpur Airport, Wednesday (16/2), and will be immediately deported to Melbourne, Australia, in the evening.

"I was told that I was a threat to security, and I am not allowed to enter the country," said Xenophon told Reuters news agency by telephone.

Malaysia's official news agency, Bernama, mentioning, Xenophon was arrested at the terminal special cheap flights (low cost carrier terminal) at 06.50 pm local time so get off the plane that brought him from Melbourne.

Named Add, upper House member of Parliament were arrested because Australia is known to have a history of "disrupting the harmony of the country", according to article 8 paragraph (3) of the Immigration Act of Malaysia.

Shocked and disappointed

News of the arrest of one of the members of the legislature it was surprising the Government of Australia. Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr called Malaysia's move "surprising and disappointing".

"Senator Xenophon's Detention is surprising and disappointing move from a country that has always had a strong diplomatic relations with Australia," said Carr.

Carr also claimed to have ordered officials to Australia immediately sought the liberation of Xenophon and demanded an explanation over the incident has been completed.

"It's really strange and very unusual," said Xenophon, who profess to intend meeting with Malaysia opposition leader, Anwar Ibrahim, in a visit this time around.

Xenophon and several other members of the Parliament of Australia will also meet with officials of the Office of the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the Electoral Commission, and activist groups are demanding reform of the Clean election rule in Malaysia. However, the visit of the members of Parliament were cancelled after the arrest of Xenophon.

No free legal

Malaysia's immigration Director-General Datuk Ahmad Alias in official statements say, Xenophon denied entrance to Malaysia because he had attended a demonstration prohibited in Kuala Lumpur, in April last year.

"Malaysia is a free and democratic country, but there is no one who is free of the law. The authorities will take appropriate action against the person who is supposed to have violated national laws, "said Aka.

Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein added, the detention decision Xenophon in no way politically motivated. He also asserted, the status of Xenophon as a senator at all just makes it special in the eyes of law of Malaysia.

"As long as the decision (detention) was done according to the law, his status as a senator does not make him special," said Hishammuddin, Named was quoted as saying.

Xenophon acknowledges, as observers last year, on April 28, he was present in the demonstration Clean 3.0 in Kuala Lumpur. At the time, he was present at the invitation of Anwar Ibrahim and acting as an observer of the election system in Malaysia.

Net movement, which also was held in 2007 and 2011, demanding a thorough reform of the electoral system in the country.

The demonstrations ended ricuh when the protesters tried to ignore the police blockade. Police then fired tear gas to disperse the demonstrators.

Now, Xenophon returned to Malaysia to ensure freedom in the coming elections. Malaysia will hold elections no later than the end of next June.

The detention sparked immediate protest the Xenophon among Malaysia's opposition. Anwar himself mentions the detention as "an abuse of power that is very rough".

"I want to remind the Prime Minister Najib Razak that he's not entitled to treat the guests as the enemy just because they were being critical of his Government," said Anwar.

Lim Chee Wee, President of the Malaysian Bar Association lawyer, said detention of Xenophon's "shameful events" and "absurd". Lim warned, Governments should Malaysia apologises unreservedly to the Australia's senators.

The Government of Malaysia has always been claimed to have carried out the election freely and fairly.

However, the activist thinks there are still a number of shortcomings in the case of voter registration, the purchase of votes, media reports and a Government that is considered one-sided. (Reuters/AFP/AP/DHF)