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The Immigration Department of Malaysia said Tuesday that it has deported 1,086 “illegal” i...
Malaysia deports 1086 Myanmar immigrants, ignoring court order and calls from rights groups
The Immigration Department of Malaysia said Tuesday that it has deported 1,086 “illegal” immigrants from Myanmar. The immigrants were deported through the RMN Lumut Base in Perak on 3 Myanmar Navy ships with cooperation from the Myanmar Embassy and the Royal Malaysian Navy.The government carried out the deportation despite a court order by the Kuala Lumpur High Court placing an interim stay to halt the same pending judicial review. The case was filed on Monday by human rights groups Amnesty …