Depot riot: Rohingya Society Malaysia advises escapees to surrender


GEORGE TOWN: The Rohingya Society Malaysia (RSM) has advised the remaining Rohingya detainees who escaped from the Sungai Bakap Immigration Detention Depot on April 20 to surrender themselves to the authorities immediately.

A representative for the RSM, who declined to be named, said if the escapees continued to be at large, they would continue to be under authority surveillance.

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