SYDNEY: Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim Saturday said he was disgusted at how the Australian government responded after Malaysian students were reportedly warned against attending his talk in Adelaide.
Malaysian students living in Australia were urged not to attend Anwar's speech on democracy, part of this weekend's Festival of Ideas, in an email from a student adviser at the Malaysian consulate, the national broadcaster ABC reported.
The Department for Foreign Affairs responded by saying all students in Australia, including Malaysians, "enjoy all rights and liberties available under the Australian law, including the ability to attend a wide variety of legitimate events... The Festival of Ideas in Adelaide is one such event".
Anwar said while he appreciated that as an initial response, it was not enough.
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