IPOH: The 232 Acehnese detained in Kuala Lumpur last week entered the country in search of jobs and not to seek political asylum, investigations by the Immigration Department revealed.
Perak Immigration director Datuk Ishak Mohamed said they came to Malaysia for economic reasons and that their intention was to get registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for purposes of seeking employment.
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