Illness accounted for 208 deaths in Immigration depots

Reports by MARTIN CARVALHO, ASHLEY TANG and FATIMAH ZAINAL

THERE were 208 deaths recorded in Immigration detention depots from 2018 to Feb 15 this year, says Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ismail Mohamed.

He said the causes included septic shock, tuberculosis, severe pneumonia, lung infection, heart complications, dengue, diabetes, difficulty in breathing and organ failure.