Malaysian Bar: Undocumented migrants may avoid medical treatment if mass arrests continue


PETALING JAYA: Malaysian Bar says that mass arrests of undocumented migrants may cause them to evade the authorities or refuse to seek medical treatment.

They called on the government to consider halting the current enforcement action and to focus instead on ensuring that everyone cooperates to reduce and stop the transmission of Covid-19.

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