KUALA LUMPUR – The high court here has set August 2 to deliver its verdict on the discovery application filed by human rights groups Amnesty International Malaysia (AIM) and Asylum Access Malaysia (AAM).
Justice Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid said he needs more time to arrive at a decision.
In a statement today, AIM said the discovery application was filed to obtain documents from the home minister and Immigration Department for a judicial review application.
It said this includes information on 1,200 people deported to Myanmar, such as their names, gender and United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) status, as well as the detention centres where they were held prior to deportation.
“This application is also significant because access to detention is virtually impossible, and avenues to access information are limited. UNHCR has been denied access to detention centres since August 2019.”
The court in March found AAM and AIM to have merits in their judicial review to challenge the Immigration Department’s move to deport 114 Myanmar nationals.
Despite the court order, the government on February 23 deported 1,086 people, who it said were undocumented migrants, via three Myanmar navy ships.
AIM said the deportation was done in cooperation with the Myanmar military. – The Vibes, June 22, 2021
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