Another opposition leader and four activists have been barred from leaving the country, after reports yesterday that two lawmakers and a media owner were blacklisted by the Immigration Department. The Batu MP Tian Chua, activists Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan, Maria Chin Abdullah, Hishamuddin Rais and Adam Adli Abdul Halim have found that they would have to refer to the nearest Immigration office if they wanted to go abroad. They found this out when they checked their travelling status on the immigration website using their MyKad number. The message, "Please refer to the nearest Immigration office", is displayed when the number is entered. This has led to questions if the five are facing the same fate as DAP's Tony Pua, the Petaling Jaya Utara MP who was stopped by Immigration officials from leaving on a flight to Jogjakarta, Indonesia, at the klia2 low-cost carrier terminal yesterday. Pandan MP Rafizi also found that his name had a similar status when he made the same checks on the website and believes he has been barred from leaving the country, like Pua. The Star has also reported today that SRC International managing director and former 1MDB chief investment officer Nik Faisal Kamal Ariff was among those who have been barred from leaving the country. The English-language daily said its checks on the Immigration Department's website confirmed this. Nik Faisal was implicated in the allegations that RM2.67 billion had been deposited into Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak's personal accounts. SRC International, a former 1MDB subsidiary, was taken over by the Finance Ministry in 2012. Ambiga said she would like to check again at Immigration but it looked like it may be a ban. "I was overseas a month ago and had no problem. I am fed up with this harassment and will be looking at my legal options if my movements have been restricted. It is unbelievable that those who should be facing the full force of the law are free to go anywhere while they try and intimidate those who speak up against abuse," she told The Malaysian Insider. Maria, who is electoral watchdog Bersih 2.0 chief, said that she will demand to know why her name had been listed under those who need to refer to the Immigration if they wanted to leave the country. "For now I demand to know why I need to refer to the immigration for my travels. "As a citizen, I have the liberty and right to travel in and out of my country," she said. Maria had previously been barred from entering Sabah, while Ambiga found her name on the immigration blacklist of both Sabah and Sarawak when she tried to visit the states in November last year and in 2011, respectively. Chua, Adam and Hishamuddin told The Malaysian Insider that they, too, have to refer to the nearest Immigration office based on checks they made on the same website. The Malaysian Insider is now attempting to contact the Immigration Department for an explanation over the status - whether they are barred from travelling overseas or if the travel ban was only limited to Sabah and Sarawak. Putrajaya had previously announced that the names of those who have been barred from travelling abroad are under the Official Secrets Act 1972. Yesterday, legal rights advocacy group Lawyers for Liberty said that Putrajaya's move to prevent two lawmakers and a media owner from leaving the country is politically motivated. Its executive director, Eric Paulsen, said barring opposition members of parliament as well as The Edge Media Group owner from leaving the country was likely due to their criticism and exposes on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB). Paulsen said the authorities should remember that freedom of movement was guaranteed under the Federal Constitution. - See more at:[Malaysian Insider](http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/tian-chua-ambiga-and-other-activists-also-barred-from-going-overseas-by-imm#When:01:08:14Z