PETALING JAYA: Allowing an influx of Rohingya people into Malaysia could foil attempts to break the chain of Covid-19 transmission here, says former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
He said on his Facebook page on Thursday that as borders had been closed to contain the deadly pandemic, there was no necessity for Malaysia to accept any incoming foreigners, including refugees.
"The interest of Malaysians should come first," he said, noting the pressing need to contain the life-threatening pandemic."We don't hate Rohingya people. Najib said it appeared as if the Rohingya community no longer looked at Malaysia as a temporary shelter, but as a potential location to establish their homes.Najib called upon the government to be firm in demanding that the United Nations secure the safe return of the Rohingya people to their homeland in Myanmar.
The Hague-based ICJ had on Jan 23 ordered Myanmar to take immediate measures to prevent the genocide of the Rohingya community in the northern Rakhine state.
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