When Asraf Sharafi Azhar boarded a flight headed to Kota Kinabalu yesterday evening, he was looking forward to one thing: reuniting with his wife and two children, all three of whom are Sabahans.

However, upon arriving at the airport at 7pm, the Bersih director - who is from the peninsula - did not receive a warm welcome.

Instead, Asraf was informed that he had been...