Deaths in immigration custody must not be trivialised


Josh Hong

It would seem that the authorities have deliberately created inhumane conditions as a punishment for detainees and to introduce a climate of fear to deter undocumented migrants. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, July 4, 2022.

SPEAKING in Putrajaya earlier this week, Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin downplayed reports of deaths in immigration detention centres, saying that people should not be too quick to point fingers at the authorities.

He was also reported saying: “If I knew someone was going to die and therefore should not be placed in an immigration detention centre, I would be great.”


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