A three-member Court of Appeal bench today dismissed former Bersih 2.0 chairperson Maria Chin Abdullah's challenge to the travel ban imposed on her in 2016 by the Immigration Department, ruling that her application is academic.

The authorities barred Maria from travelling to South Korea to receive an award – the Gwanju Human Rights Prize – on behalf of the electoral watchdog on May 15, 2016.

Justice Umi Kalthum Abdul Majid, who led the Court of Appeal bench, said there was no travesty of justice...