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Rohingyan community not a threat to country: M'sian police

IPOH (Malaysia) — The Rohingya currently in the country are neither a problem nor a threat to the country.

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IPOH (Malaysia) — The Rohingya currently in the country are neither a problem nor a threat to the country.

Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order director Mohamad Fuad Abu Zarim made the statement after officiating the close of the General Operations Force (GOF) basic course at the North Brigade in Ulu Kinta near here yesterday (May 26).

Mr Fuad said he was unsure of the exact size of the community here but noted that they had not caused any problems.

“They came to Malaysia to live and survive, same as any other community. Like all communities, some of them are involved in crime,” he said.

“Based on our statistics, migrant communities do not commit major crimes. Those are committed by local people.”

Mr Fuad said the GOF had a strength of 12,000 but with the addition of duties such as patrolling Esszone in Sabah, it was planning to increase its strength by 1,000 personnel.

Fifty-four officers and 279 from the rank-and-file who successfully completed their 12-week training took part in the passing-out parade yesterday.

Mr Fuad said more men would be assigned to assist the 300 GOF personnel helping to exhume the mass graves at Wang Kelian, Perlis.

He said the search for human remains began yesterday morning.

“The problem with this operation is the steep terrain housing the sites, which requires two to three hours to reach,” he said.

He said the police had checked the entire stretch of the Malaysia-Thai border in early May and identified three sectors where mass grave sites could have been located.

“The probe into the mass graves will take two to three weeks to complete,” he said.

“However, there is no timeframe for the investigation. We are working with the forensics team and our priority is to conduct a thorough investigation.”

Mr Fuad said residents from nearby villages would be interviewed as part of the investigation.

“There are syndicates involved but it has not been determined if these are related to human trafficking,” he said.

He said his department would carry out a review to ensure the border is properly maintained. THE MALAY MAIL ONLINE

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