KUALA LUMPUR: The death of 20 detainees at Immigration depots in the first half of 2024 and 24 in police custody between 2022 and May 20, 2024, were due to illness, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
"Between Jan 1, 2024, and June 18, there were 20 deaths at Immigration depots comprising foreign nationals from Bangladesh, India, Iraq, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia," the Home Minister told the Dewan Rakyat, citing Immigration Department statistics during his winding-up speech on the Suhakam 2022 annual report on Monday (July 1).
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