Fact-check: 'Hadi banned from Saudi' document is fake

Aidila RazakPublished: Aug 1, 2023 2:39 AM | Updated: Aug 1, 2023 2:54 AM

A widely shared press release claiming that PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang was banned from entering Saudi Arabia is fake.

According to PAS' official Facebook, the party said the document was fake because the date based on the Gregorian calendar was used and not the Hijri calendar.

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