Malaysia refutes Myanmar refugee’s allegations

The gov­ern­ment has denied alle­ga­tions by a refugee of Myan­mar. He claimed in a for­eign media that he was in cus­tody for three months and caned last year in spite of pos­sess­ing a refugee card which was issued by the United Nations High Commis¬sioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Min­is­ter of the Prime Minister’s depart­ment Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz said that he didn’t know the details of the alle­ga­tions but he believes that the refugee must have done some­thing against the law.

The Min­is­ter added that it was ridicu­lous for the author­i­ties to detain any­one who did not break any laws. He also added that Cit­i­zens or refugees must adhere to the country’s law.

The news of the refugee who sent to prison for three months and was caned dur­ing deten­tion was reported in the news­pa­per. The refugee also sup­posed that Rela had taken away his refugee card and that he was not given legal depic­tion in the court.

The Min­is­ter in the Prime Minister’s Depart­ment Nazri strained that Malaysia had never deprived of the rights of refugees.