Explain plan to return 5,000 Rohingya, Saifuddin tells home minister
The former foreign minister says Parliament deserves clarity on whether the plan is lawful and consistent with Malaysia’s long-standing policy on the Myanmar junta.
Former foreign minister Saifuddin Abdullah has called on Malaysia's home minister to provide a ministerial statement in Parliament explaining the government's plan to return 5,000 Rohingya refugees to Myanmar. Saifuddin questioned whether the government's stance on Myanmar's military junta has changed, given Malaysia's previous assertion of the junta's lack of legitimacy and failure to implement the Asean's five-point consensus.
He also sought assurances on the citizenship, legal status, safety, freedom of movement, and long-term protection of those who may be returned, emphasizing the need for a safe, voluntary, and dignified repatriation process. The home minister had previously stated that Malaysia's ministry had initiated the process for identifying, documenting, and screening Rohingya refugees ahead of the repatriation plan.
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