Malaysia

Kedah cops say 96 Sg Bakap escapees still at large

State police chief Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad says 432 have been recaptured

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 22 Apr 2022 11:48AM

Kedah cops say 96 Sg Bakap escapees still at large
Kedah police chief Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad says the 96 escapees still on the run comprises of 76 men, nine women, seven girls and four boys. – Bernama pic, April 22, 2022

ALOR STAR – Police are continuing with operations to track down 96 of the Rohingya detainees who escaped from the Sg Bakap immigration detention depot on Wednesday.

Kedah police chief Wan Hassan Wan Ahmad said as of 6am today, 76 men, nine women, seven girls and four boys are still at large.

“So far 432 Rohingya escapees have been recaptured, comprising 218 men, 88 women, 65 boys and 61 girls,” he said in a statement here today.

Wan Hassan urged anyone with information on the escapees to contact the nearest police station.

He said 23 people are still being held at the depot.

Early on Wednesday, 528 Rohingya detainees fled the depot but six of them died after they were knocked down by a car while crossing a nearby highway. – Bernama, April 22, 2022

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