Kuala Lumpur (VOCR): 11 Feb, unlike before, many of police patrolling throughout the roads and streets of Kuala Lumpur both in the morning and evening over couple of months ago and checking mostly refugees who commute for job. To date, dozens of people have been reportedly extorted of their belongings, such as money, hand phones and UNHCR's card.
On 10 February, Ha Hung Thang, one of IRC (International Rescue Committee) interpreters from Kanpalet was stopped in public and extorted of Rm-100 money in hands while on the way back home from UNHCR office. According to the victim, he encountered about ten of police awaiting to check people (less fortunate) like him on the road—stopped him in sight of people and started questioning him as if a criminal whether I have a job. Humbly explained them his status (how a refugee fled the country in fear) and situation about his family, he thought they would be kindhearted over him but extorting even the small amount of his daily basis, instead.
It was learnt later that he was helped reported to OPI (Outreach Protection Individuals) department in UNHCR office by the officer in charge in his working department. However, it is impossible for refugees in Malaysia that it can never return what has been lost.
No matter what happens, the lately condition of safety for refugee is likely another shift from common happenings to worse, although the recognition card of UNHCR provides the nail-biting security in terms of arrest and confinement in jail for a period of time.
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