Home Ministry rejects calls for UNHCR to be given access to immigration depots


PETALING JAYA: The Home Ministry has rejected calls for the UNHCR to be allowed access to immigration depots, saying that those inside had violated the country’s laws.

Its Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin also questioned the need for the UN agency to enter these depots.

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