No Restrictions Remain On Indira S Ex Husband S Travel Status

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The Immigration Department’s travel status checking system shows that there is no travel ban imposed on M Indira Gandhi’s ex-husband, Riduan Abdullah.
The status has remained the same since October, during which Riduan was reportedly found to still be in the country after having used his Budi95 petrol subsidy and Rahmah Necessities Aid (Sara) allowance.
Malaysiakini has reached out to the Immigration Department for clarification and is awaiting a response.
Earlier, Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail said the authorities are ramping up efforts to track Riduan to honour the Ipoh High Court’s order made on Nov 21.
ADSHe also said that checks would be conducted with the Immigration Department to confirm that the travel restrictions remain in effect on Riduan, who has failed to return his youngest daughter, Prasana Diksa, to Indira.
Inspector-General of Police Khalid IsmailThe High Court’s order was issued after Perak Criminal Investigation Department’s officer Yap Siew Cheng said investigations to track Riduan were still ongoing, and that initial efforts were focused in Kelantan because Riduan’s second wife is from the state.
The officer, during judicial monitoring proceedings, also said that checks with the state education department previously indicated that his daughter was enrolled in a school there.
Justice not yet served
Last month’s revelation about Riduan being in the country had reignited public interest in the case, prompting the Indira Gandhi Action Team (Ingat) and several NGOs to co-organise a justice march on Nov 22.
Indira and her supporters had marched from Sogo to the Bukit Aman police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur to hand over Prasana’s teddy bear to the IGP, in a symbolic demand for her daughter’s return.
Khalid, however, failed to show up, sparking criticisms from several parties, including Indira’s lawyer, who urged the home minister to censure the IGP.
M Indira Gandhi at the justice march on Nov 22Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform), M Kulasegaran, who also joined the rally, assured them that he would help Indira schedule a meeting with the IGP.
At present, there is no confirmation regarding the date of this highly anticipated meeting.
Indira’s 16-year struggle began in 2009 when her ex-husband unilaterally converted their children to Islam, abducted Prasana, and disappeared.
The Ipoh High Court overturned the conversion of the three minors in 2013, ruling it violated natural justice since Indira’s consent was not obtained. The court also granted her full custody.
In 2018, the Federal Court ordered the inspector-general of police to arrest Riduan for defying the High Court’s directive to return their youngest daughter to her mother - a mandate which remains unfulfilled. - Mkini

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