Recaptured Rohingya sent to other states


IPOH: Some 448 Rohingya who were caught after escaping from an Immigration detention depot in Bandar Baharu, Kedah, have been transferred to four other depots in Selangor, Perak and Melaka.

Kedah police chief Comm Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad said 144 were sent to the Semenyih Depot, Selangor; Machap Umboo Depot in Melaka took 104 detainees; Langkap Depot in Perak (100 detainees) and the remaining 100 detainees to the Bukit Jalil Depot in Selangor.

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