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Cops looking for 80 more Rohingya detainees escaped from depot

65 adult men, eight adult women, seven girls still at large, police say

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 23 Apr 2022 12:24PM

Cops looking for 80 more Rohingya detainees escaped from depot
Kedah police chief Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad says a total of 448 Rohingya detainees have been found, comprising 229 adult men, 89 adult women, 69 boys and 61 girls. – SOFIA NASIR/The Vibes pic, April 23, 2022

ALOR STAR – Police are still tracking down the remaining 80 Rohingya detainees who escaped from the Sg Bakap Immigration Detention Depot near Bandar Baharu, last Wednesday.

Kedah police chief Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad said as of last night, 65 adult men, eight adult women and seven girls are still at large.

“So far, a total of 448 Rohingya detainees have been found, comprising 229 adult men, 89 adult women, 69 boys and 61 girls,” he said in a statement here today.

Wan Hassan said currently, there are 15 people at the depot and documentation work is being conducted to transfer them to other detention depots.

Last Wednesday, 528 Rohingya detainees escaped from the depot. However, six of them were killed when they were hit by a car while crossing a highway in their attempt to flee. – Bernama, April 23, 2022

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