Malaysia could send Rohingya detainees back out to sea, say sources
Thursday, 18 Jun 2020 07:01 PM MYT
Muslim-majority Malaysia has been a favoured destination for ethnic Rohingya fleeing persecution in Myanmar and more recently, refugee camps in Bangladesh, in search of better prospects. Authorities have now drawn up a plan to send the detainees back out to sea after the boat has been fixed, two Malaysian security sources said. They declined to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter.The boat would be supplied with food and water if the plan to push them out to sea was approved, the source said.
The Arakan Project, a non-profit group focusing on the Rohingya crisis, urged Malaysia not to send the refugees back out to sea. “Rohingya need protection and cannot be pushed off from one country to another, let alone back to sea.”
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