The government will review the issuance of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) cards to Rohingya refugees in the country, said Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin.
He said the study had to be done following the escape of hundreds of Rohingya detainees from the Sungai Bakap Immigration Detention Depot near Bandar Baharu in Kedah on Wednesday.
“We cannot provide space for them to easily enter the country without documents and immediately get the UNHCR cards. It’s something that’s not right...that’s why we take a firm stance, being a cardholder doesn’t mean they can enter and live in our country as they like,” he said.
He spoke to reporters after handing over donations to 1,000 underprivileged people from Larut parliamentary constituency at Dewan Astaka Batu Kurau today.
In the 4.30am incident on Wednesday, 528 Rohingya detainees escaped from the depot following a riot.
During the escape, six detainees, including two children, were killed on the southbound side of the North-South Expressway while trying to cross the highway near Jawi.
- Bernama
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