00:01Singapore's Home Ministry says it denied entry to a Malaysian activist lawyer for alleged involvement in domestic political advocacy.
00:09In an email reply to FMT's queries, the ministry said that Faria Nadwa Fikri, who had studied in the Republic,
00:16was engaged in local political activism and encouraged youths to adopt her brand of radical advocacy.
00:23It claimed that she encouraged youths to go beyond protests to mobilize students and different communities in Singapore
00:30and to undertake disruptive and violent actions to support specific causes.
00:35The ministry said it will not tolerate foreigners getting involved in domestic politics
00:40or the promotion of unlawful, violent or disruptive protests, adding that Faria is an undesirable visitor and has been denied
00:48entry into the country.
00:50In an ex-posting on Sunday, Faria claimed that she had been deported to Malaysia by Singaporean immigration authorities at
00:57Woodlands.
00:58Faria is a member of Lawyers for Liberty and the Centre to Combat Corruption and Cronyism
01:03and has been active in pro-Palestinian advocacy.
01:07According to the university's website, she was also a student at the National University of Singapore's Southeast Asian Studies Department.
01:14She received her PhD in January.
01:17Anahatha Raja FMT
01:20So I am.
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