April 28, 2016 7:09 PM

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Chinese dissident Dolkun Isa suppressed facts while obtaining visa: India

India today defended its decision to revoke Chinese dissident Dolkun Isa's visa, saying that he had suppressed facts while obtaining it. Briefing media in New Delhi today, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said Isa applied for a tourist visa under the electronic travel authorisation system. He said, Isa publicly stated that he was coming to attend a conference in India after obtaining the visa. <br/><br/>Mr Swarup said a tourist visa does not permit attending conferences and furthermore, it came to the notice of authorities that Isa was subject of an Interpol Red Corner notice. Asked if China had raised its objection on granting of visa to Isa by India, he said, Beijing had made it clear that Isa has an Interpol Red Corner Notice and all the member countries should honour that.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, activists Ray Wong and Lu Jinghua have been denied visas. Sources said, the two activists were denied visa as they failed to provide proper documentation. Lu Jinghua's documents were illegible and there was inconsistency with the purpose of her visit. In case of Ray Wong, there was data inconsistency in his documents.

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