SEPANG, Oct 5 — All 23 Malaysian activists involved in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) mission, recently released from Israeli detention, are scheduled to return home tomorrow, according to Sumud Nusantara Operations Centre (SNCC) director-general Datuk Dr Sani Araby Abdul Alim Araby.
The activists arrived safely at Istanbul International Airport last night at 8.40 pm Malaysian time, after departing Ramon Airport, Israel, at 6.40 pm on a Turkish Airlines flight fully arranged and sponsored by the Turkish government.
They were welcomed by officials from the Malaysian Embassy in Turkey, Wisma Putra and the Turkish government before being accommodated at Istanbul hotels to rest before their journey home.
“Sumud Nusantara expresses heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the families, delegates, secretariat and all Malaysians supporting this mission, for the care and leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the Malaysian government.
“Their relentless efforts and close international diplomatic ties were crucial in negotiating the release of the 23 Malaysians,” he told reporters at a press conference last night.
Malaysians detained during the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) mission include singer Heliza Helmi and her sister Nur Hazwani Afiqah (ship Hio), Nurfarahin Romli (Farah Lee) and Danish Nazran Murad (Grande Blu), singer Zizi Kirana (Huga), Musa Nuwayri, Iylia Balqis and Sul Aidil (Alma) and Haikal Abdullah, Muaz Zainal, Zulfadhli Khiruddin and Rusydi Ramli (Sirius).
Others included Razali Awang (Inana) influencer Nurul Hidayah Mohd Amin, aka Ardell Aryana (Mikeno), PU Rahmat, Norhelmi Ab Ghani, Mohd Asmawi Mukhtar and Norazman Ishak (Estrella), Zainal Rashid and Ustaz Muhammad Abdullah (Fair Lady), as well as Muhammad Hareez Adzrami, known as Haroqs, Muhd Haikal Luqman Zulkefli and Taufiq Mohd Razif (Free Willy).
