By Jamie L.
MELAKA: The Home Ministry and the Australian government are to sign an agreement soon on the relocation of migrants, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop said.
He said the agreement was intended at preventing and eradicating cross-border crime in human trafficking and smuggling of migrants, which were considered serious.
"In this context, Australia will send 800 people to Malaysia while Malaysia will send to Australia 4,000 refugees known by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees," he said.
He said the Home Ministry would investigate and recognize the status of the 800 people who would be accepted into the country to determine if they were victims of human trafficking or illegal immigrants.
"If they were victims of human trafficking they would be given protection as had been gazetted," he said.
He said that if they were recognized as illegal immigrants they would be confined and deported to their countries of origin or referred to their respective diplomatic representatives.
In the meantime, Abu Seman said a total 510 suspects were confined by enforcement agencies as of June this year under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007.
MELAKA: The Home Ministry and the Australian government are to sign an agreement soon on the relocation of migrants, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Wira Abu Seman Yusop said.
He said the agreement was intended at preventing and eradicating cross-border crime in human trafficking and smuggling of migrants, which were considered serious.
"In this context, Australia will send 800 people to Malaysia while Malaysia will send to Australia 4,000 refugees known by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees," he said.
He said the Home Ministry would investigate and recognize the status of the 800 people who would be accepted into the country to determine if they were victims of human trafficking or illegal immigrants.
"If they were victims of human trafficking they would be given protection as had been gazetted," he said.
He said that if they were recognized as illegal immigrants they would be confined and deported to their countries of origin or referred to their respective diplomatic representatives.
In the meantime, Abu Seman said a total 510 suspects were confined by enforcement agencies as of June this year under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007.
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