In a written reply published on the Parliament website, the foreign ministry said Malaysian diplomatic missions abroad were actively working to safeguard the rights and welfare of detained citizens, Bernama reported.
“The assistance provided includes notifying the detainee’s next of kin in Malaysia, sharing a list of legal firms for reference and helping secure legal representation,” Wisma Putra said.
“Additionally, our diplomatic missions attend court hearings, facilitate the transfer of funds from families to detainees and conduct regular consular visits to detention centres.”
The answer was in response to C Sivaraj’s inquiry on the latest statistics of Malaysians detained abroad and the government’s efforts to expedite their repatriation.
The ministry said 255 consular visits, both scheduled and unscheduled, have been conducted so far this year.
On bilateral agreements for repatriating detainees, it said Malaysia has signed the Treaty of International Transfer of Prisoners with Brunei, Iran and Ukraine.
“This treaty enables Malaysian prisoners abroad to serve the remainder of their sentences in Malaysia and vice versa for foreign prisoners here,” it said.
Discussions to have such arrangements with other countries are being carefully evaluated, it said. - FMT
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