International relationsMalaysia sticks to deporting Myanmar detainees despite UN pressure
Kuala Lumpur insists no refugees involved as move spotlights immigration system
Malaysian immigration officers usher detainees into a truck after a raid in 2018. The country's strict approach has drawn scrutiny amid Myanmar's coup. © Getty Images
P PREM KUMAR, Nikkei staff writer
February 17, 2021 14:27 JST
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysia remains committed to repatriating around 1,200 Myanmar nationals held in the country's immigration detention centers next Tuesday, despite strong protests from civil rights groups and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.