SHAH ALAM – Police have initiated police enquiry papers on missing persons involving Myanmar refugee activist Thuzar Maung and her family.
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said police have since received a report on the case.
“Investigations have been opened under police enquiry for missing persons,” he told Sinar Harian without elaborating.
Earlier today, Human Rights Watch called on the government to prioritise conducting a thorough and transparent investigation into the abduction of Thuzar Maung and her family.
They were taken from their residence in Ampang Jaya, Kuala Lumpur, on July 4, 2023, by unidentified men, according to reports from witnesses and CCTV footage.
Those abducted were Thuzar Maung, 46; her husband, Saw Than Tin Win, 43; her daughter, Poeh Khing Maung, 16; and her sons, Aung Myint Maung, 21, and Thukha Maung, 17.
Thuzar is a long-time advocate for democracy in Myanmar and refugee and migrant rights in Malaysia.
She also serves as chair of the Myanmar Muslim Refugee Community and Myanmar Migrant Workers Committee and has worked closely with Myanmar’s opposition National Unity Government.
Thuzar fled Myanmar for Malaysia in 2015 to escape growing violence against Muslims.
All five family members are recognised by the United Nations Refugee Agency as refugees in Malaysia. – The Vibes, July 17, 2023
