Malaysia still treats immigrants without proper documentation (PATI) in spite of them working and living in the country illegally.
Therefore, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said all the negative allegations against the government involving the operations against them were unjust.
He said the government through the departments and enforcement agencies also did not take the opportunity to invade the areas under the Enforced Movement Control Order (EMCO) and arrest them.
“Good treatment is provided to PATI and this can be seen through COVID-19 filters conducted twice so that they are determined to be negative. They were then sent to the detention centres.
“If they are found to be negative, we are in talks with their home countries to take their people home.
"We ask the Malaysian Immigration Department and the Foreign Ministry to discuss with their country of origin," he said at a press conference here on Wednesday.
He said this when asked to comment on a Malaysian Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) statement claiming that the Malaysian government had discriminated foreign workers.
“It is not good to accuse Malaysia of acting without humanity. In fact, other countries are much worse off in dealing with PATI in their country.
"We are considered good. So, there is no need for political leaders or leaders of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to take this opportunity to be 'heroes' to PATI," he said.Malaysia still treats immigrants without proper documentation (PATI) in spite of them working and living in the country illegally.
Therefore, Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said all the negative allegations against the government involving the operations against them were unjust.
He said the government through the departments and enforcement agencies also did not take the opportunity to invade the areas under the Enforced Movement Control Order (EMCO) and arrest them.
“Good treatment is provided to PATI and this can be seen through COVID-19 filters conducted twice so that they are determined to be negative. They were then sent to the detention centres.
“If they are found to be negative, we are in talks with their home countries to take their people home.
"We ask the Malaysian Immigration Department and the Foreign Ministry to discuss with their country of origin," he said at a press conference here on Wednesday.
He said this when asked to comment on a Malaysian Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) statement claiming that the Malaysian government had discriminated foreign workers.
“It is not good to accuse Malaysia of acting without humanity. In fact, other countries are much worse off in dealing with PATI in their country.
"We are considered good. So, there is no need for political leaders or leaders of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to take this opportunity to be 'heroes' to PATI," he said.
Isabelle Leong
Wed May 27 2020
The government through the departments and enforcement agencies also did not take the opportunity to invade the areas under the Enforced Movement Control Order (EMCO) and arrest them.
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