Malaysian Court Orders Halt To Myanmar Migrant Deportation: Lawyer
Muhammad Irfan Published February 23, 2021 | 11:54 AM
A Malaysian court Tuesday ordered a temporary halt to a controversial plan to deport 1,200 Myanmar detainees to their homeland weeks after a coup, following a last-ditch legal challenge
Lumut, Malaysia, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Feb, 2021 ) :A Malaysian court Tuesday ordered a temporary halt to a controversial plan to deport 1,200 Myanmar detainees to their homeland weeks after a coup, following a last-ditch legal challenge.
The Kuala Lumpur High Court said the repatriation cannot take place to allow for a hearing on Wednesday into a bid by Amnesty International and Asylum Access to stop the deportations, New Sin Yew, a lawyer representing the groups, told AFP.
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