Immigration Dept denies social media claim that Myanmar teen was repatriated, says she remains in detention

The Immigration Department of Malaysia has refuted claims that a Myanmar teenage girl was repatriated during a recent deportation operation.

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban clarified that the girl remains in custody and was not part of the September 29 repatriation exercise.

This statement was issued following unverified social media allegations.

The department emphasized its adherence to humanitarian considerations and international standards in managing immigration procedures and urged against spreading unfounded information.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 — The Immigration Department today denied claims that a Myanmar teenage girl was among those repatriated to Myanmar yesterday, saying she remains in custody at an immigration detention depot.

Immigration director-general Datuk Zakaria Shaaban said checks by the department found that the teenager was not involved in the September 29 repatriation programme, which saw Myanmar nationals transported home aboard Myanmar naval vessels.

“Checks by the department confirmed that the individual remains detained at an Immigration depot and was not involved in the repatriation programme for Myanmar nationals via Myanmar military vessels yesterday,” he said in a statement.

The department said the clarification followed a viral social-media post alleging that the Myanmar teenager had been sent back under the programme, although it did not identify the account behind the post or provide further details about the girl.

The claim emerged as Malaysia yesterday began repatriating 1,476 Myanmar detainees from 14 immigration depots, comprising 1,370 men, 79 women, 20 boys and seven girls.

Zakaria said the department was aware of concerns over the safety and welfare of detainees, adding that humanitarian considerations were taken into account in enforcing immigration laws and procedures.

The department also said immigration depots were managed in accordance with the United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, or Nelson Mandela Rules, as well as domestic regulations governing immigration depots.

It urged the public not to circulate unverified information that could cause confusion over the department’s actions and procedures.

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马来西亚移民局驳斥了有关一名缅甸少女在最近的一次遣返行动中被遣返回国的说法。

移民局总监拿督扎卡利亚·沙班澄清说，这名女孩仍被拘留，并未参与9月29日的遣返行动。

这份声明是在社交媒体上出现未经证实的指控后发布的。

该部门强调，在管理移民程序时，将坚持人道主义考量和国际标准，并敦促不要散布毫无根据的信息。

吉隆坡，9月30日讯——移民局今日否认了有关一名缅甸少女昨日被遣返回缅甸的说法，称她仍被关押在移民拘留中心。

移民局局长拿督扎卡利亚·沙班表示，该部门的调查发现，这名青少年并未参与9月29日的遣返计划，该计划将缅甸国民用缅甸海军舰艇运送回国。

他在一份声明中说：“该部门的核查证实，此人仍被拘留在移民局拘留所，并未参与昨天通过缅甸军舰遣返缅甸国民的计划。”

该部门表示，澄清声明源于社交媒体上疯传的一则帖子，该帖子声称这名缅甸少女是根据该计划被遣返回国的，但该部门没有透露发帖人的身份，也没有提供有关这名女孩的更多细节。

就在马来西亚昨天开始从 14 个移民拘留中心遣返 1476 名缅甸被拘留者之际，这一说法浮出水面。这些被拘留者包括 1370 名男性、79 名女性、20 名男孩和 7 名女孩。

扎卡里亚表示，该部门意识到了对被拘留者安全和福利的担忧，并补充说，在执行移民法律和程序时，已考虑到了人道主义因素。

该部门还表示，移民拘留中心的管理符合联合国《囚犯待遇最低限度标准规则》（又称《纳尔逊·曼德拉规则》）以及管理移民拘留中心的国内法规。

它敦促公众不要传播未经证实的信息，以免造成对该部门行动和程序的混淆。

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