Anwar Ibrahim.
PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was denied entry into Japan because the recent visa abolishment for Malaysians is not applicable to former convicts.
As Anwar had been convicted in 1999, he should have applied for a visa or filed an appeal for special permission to enter Japan upon arrival at the airport, said a Japan Embassy senior official.
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