Groups seek royal intervention to stop crackdown on migrants during pandemic

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They call for a full moratorium on arrest and detention by all agencies until the full vaccination process is over.

Human rights groups have sought Yang di-Pertuan Agong's intervention to halt the ongoing crackdown on undocumented migrant workers when the country is aiming to achieve herd immunity by year-end.

In a joint statement today, the 20 NGOs, a political party and six activists said rounding them up has never been a good strategy and more so at the time of a pandemic. "On our king’s birthday, we seek the royal intervention from the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, to stop the impending crackdown and call for a full moratorium on arrest and detention by all...

 

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DrAmarMOH Nombor yang anda dail tiada dalam perkhidmatan, terima kasih

I dont get it but this fuzz about migrants that these groups are making noise about. If illegal then it is illegal lahhhhhhg apa lagi?

Groups that have hidden agenda that benefits none others but themself.

Ask those 'Groups' to feed and house them.

Lmao implying they care about anyone other than themselves

You mean its Ok to be an illegal migrant?

'Groups seek royal intervention to stop crackdown on migrants during pandemic.' Fat hopes. With this agong, there's no chance that will ever happen.

This is dumb.

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