Immigration Dept to deport and blacklist Md Rayhan

KUALA LUMPUR: The Bangladeshi man, identified as Md Rayhan Kabir, who appeared in the controversial Al Jazeera documentary Locked Up in Malaysia’s Lockdown, will be deported and blacklisted from ever coming to Malaysia again, Immigration Department of Malaysia director-general Datuk Khairul Dzaimee Daud said.“I congratulate all officers involved, for their efforts and commitment, leading to the arrest, ” he said.

He said Md Rayhan was arrested on Friday by a team of Immigration officers from the Putrajaya office at about 5.45pm in Setapak, following two weeks of intelligence work.

The Immigration Department had earlier sought public help to track down Md Rayhan, 25, to assist in investigations.

According to reports, Md Rayhan had made false allegations on Malaysia’s treatment of illegal immigrants in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic when he was interviewed in the Al Jazeera documentary.

Police have also started investigating the international television channel for airing the documentary.

On Friday, Bukit Aman CID deputy director Deputy Comm Mior Faridalathrash Wahid confirmed the arrest of Md Rayhan.

Deputy Comm Mior said that the Bangladeshi suspect was arrested by Immigration personnel and handed over to the police. — Bernama