Fahmi Reza, the artist behind the now infamous clown portrait of Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, has managed to get through an immigration blacklist barring him from overseas travel.
In a series of Facebook postings, the artist said he "fought the law" and won, and is now flying to Taiwan.
"Short story: After I tirelessly fought against my travel ban through many ways since Thursday, victory was finally mine. Success! Bye-bye Najib, I'm flying to Taiwan!" he added.
Fahmi said he would reveal the full story of how he got off the blacklist once he reaches Taipei.