KANGAR: One hundred and one illegal immigrants, who
are believed to be Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, were detained
by the Kuala Perlis Anti-Smuggling Unit (UPP) as they were landing at
the Kurung Tengar beach in Kuala Perlis, near here early this morning.
UPP Perlis deputy commander (II), Rosli Issak said the 41 female and
60 male Rohingya refugees, were aged between one and 40 years old.
"They came in a boat and were in a weak condition due to cold and
hunger and some of them were not wearing any clothes when they landed on
the beach.
"We then provided them with clothing out of humanitarian
consideration," he said at a media conference at his office in Kuala
Perlis, today.
Rosli said the arrest was made following a tip-off from the public
who saw a suspicious-looking boat approaching the beach at about 12.30am
this morning.
Preliminary investigation revealed that all the illegal immigrants
did not have valid documents to enter the country and they were believed
to have come to look for protection and employment, he said.
He said the boat's skipper, however, managed to escape and an
investigation was being carried out. Meanwhile, one of the illegal
immigrants, Hobi Ahmad, 40, said they had come to Malaysia to look for
protection and work as life was very hard in their country of origin. – Bernama
Source: TheSunDaily
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