Malaysian authorities have arrested and imprisoned around 500 Chin refugees including seven women.
The authorities have been arresting illegal Chin immigrants and refugees since the last week of July. The refugees have been imprisoned in four cells, according to Chin refugees staying in Malaysia .
A CRC member Salai San said that among the 500 Chin refugees, 33 were sent to the Thai-Malaysian border and till now the situation they are in, cannot be ascertained by the association of Chin Refugees – CRC.
The authorities separated the group of arrested foreigners into two categories -- as refugees and illegal immigrants. The refugees were hand over to the Malaysian United Nation High Commission for Refugee (UNHCR).
It is learnt that the Malaysian authorities recognized those who were handed over to the UNHCR as illegal Chin refugees.
If a person identifies himself as an illegal immigrant and not a refugee, the authorities will take him to court and pass a sentence which ranges between four months to a year in prison. Following which he will be sent to the Thai-Malaysia border.
During the four month crackdown on illegal immigrants, Malaysian authorities put all of them in camps in Sungai Buluh, Semuyih and Lengeng,in Selangor State , Tanah Merah and Kalantan state. Most were arrested from among workers in Jalan Sampeng, Putrajaya, Butu 9, and Cheras Alam Jaya areas.
The authorities have been arresting illegal Chin immigrants and refugees since the last week of July. The refugees have been imprisoned in four cells, according to Chin refugees staying in Malaysia .
A CRC member Salai San said that among the 500 Chin refugees, 33 were sent to the Thai-Malaysian border and till now the situation they are in, cannot be ascertained by the association of Chin Refugees – CRC.
The authorities separated the group of arrested foreigners into two categories -- as refugees and illegal immigrants. The refugees were hand over to the Malaysian United Nation High Commission for Refugee (UNHCR).
It is learnt that the Malaysian authorities recognized those who were handed over to the UNHCR as illegal Chin refugees.
If a person identifies himself as an illegal immigrant and not a refugee, the authorities will take him to court and pass a sentence which ranges between four months to a year in prison. Following which he will be sent to the Thai-Malaysia border.
During the four month crackdown on illegal immigrants, Malaysian authorities put all of them in camps in Sungai Buluh, Semuyih and Lengeng,in Selangor State , Tanah Merah and Kalantan state. Most were arrested from among workers in Jalan Sampeng, Putrajaya, Butu 9, and Cheras Alam Jaya areas.
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