VOCR
Sunday, 13 September, 2009
Kuala Lumpur
by Salai C C,

This morning, at 8:00 am local time, People Volunteer Corp (RELA), Immigration and Police raided Chin refugees’ residences at Taman Maluri in Malaysia. Exactly, the raid was begun at 8:00 am local time and about 200 Chin refugees were arrested.

Generally, the raid was lead by the Rela and they entered every Chin refugees’ homes and arrested all the people both the UNHCR card holders, UNHCR‘s RSD document (Refugee Status Determination) holders and asylum-seekers (CRC card holders). All arrestees were taken to Taman Maluri police station nearby their residences by five Lorries for questioning.
Scene of Chin refugees leaving from police station

“As soon as we arrived to Police station the Police and Immigration checked our cards and luckily, they released us after 3 hour of checking and questioning. They released all UNHCR card holders and CRC card holders first. But those holding RSD documents were ordered to remain. After the Rela troop left, the police asked for money to those (RSD) document holders”. But some paid and some refused. But all were released except seven newly arrived refugees, who are undocumented were taken by RELA and still unknown where they are being detained.

During this raid Rela arrested 10 children including four months and five months old babies.