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Over 18,000 illegal immigrants in Malaysia whipped
www.chinaview.cn 2004-12-08 21:54:13
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- A total 18,607 illegal
immigrants in
Malaysia were whipped under an amendment to the Immigration Act
introduced in
2002, Deputy Home Affairs Minister Tan Chai Ho said Wednesday.
The number comprised 11,473 Indonesians, 2,786 Myanmars, 1,956
Filipinos,
708 Bangladeshis, 509 Indians and 1,175 other nationalities, Tan told
reporters
at the parliament lobby here.
"Most were whipped for entering without valid documents but the
women and
men above (50) years who were caught were spared," he said.
Tan warned that illegal immigrants who refused the current amnesty
to leave
the country that they would be flushed out when the authorities launch a
large-scale operation next month.
Malaysia offered illegal immigrants an amnesty from Oct. 29 to Nov.
14
prior to the Hari Raya Aidilfitri (the Break Fast Festival), and
extended it at
the request of Indonesia.
Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, now in Indonesia on an
official
visit, Wednesday announced that the amnesty for Indonesian illegal
immigrants
would be extended to Dec. 31 this year.
Up to Dec. over six million illegal immigrants had left voluntarily.
"Unofficial estimates indicate there are still about one million
illegal
immigrants in the country. We want to ensure they go back to their
country of
origin until no one remains behind," Tan said.
"We are unhappy many have still not left...if they don't leave they
will
face the full might of the law."
He said the operation would cover urban as well as rural areas and
plantations throughout the country.
"As such I urge employers not to take the risk and to send home
their
illegal workers before the end of December."
"If they want to come and work here, they should do so by following
the
proper procedures," he said.
He added that 112 cases of employers harboring illegal workers had
been
brought to the courts.
Hundreds of thousands of the foreign workers from neighboring
countries
make a beeline to Malaysia every year to earn a living in various
sectors,
especially in construction and plantation, due to insufficient job
opportunities at home.
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