Seihnam
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
March 3, 2009

Nine Chin refugees from Burma including 2 children were arrested on March 3, 2009 at their plastic shelter in plantation area in Cameron Highland, Malaysia. They were arrested in operation held by Rela.



Residents in Cameron highland said that there was operation in a place called 49 block at around 10 pm at night on March 3. Two children arrested in the operation were girls.

The detained Chin asylum-seekers are being kept at Langkap detention camp. It has also been reported that the two young girls are sick in the detention camp. Cameron Highland is located at about 5 hours bus drive from Kuala Lumpur and it is estimated that at least 300 Chin asylum-seekers are staying there.