Syrian ‘Tom Hanks’ refused refuge offers in M’sia, says Azis


PUTRAJAYA: The Syrian man who made KLIA2 his home since March has refused refuge offers in Malaysia and other countries, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Azis Jamman.

Azis said Hassan Al Kontar had insisted that he only wanted asylum from Canada but that his application would take as long as two years to be approved.

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