GEORGE TOWN: Penang police have yet to receive instructions on placement of Rohingya refugees in the state.
Penang police chief Datuk Abdul Rahim Hanafi said they were fully prepared to take the necessary steps if instructed to do so
“We will also cooperate with other agencies involved regarding this issue.” he told reporters here today.
Recently Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar was reported as saying the Rohingya refugees might be placed in temporary shelters in northern states, including Penang.
The country recently saw a massive influx of “boat people” from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
In other matters, Abdul Rahim said 25 more traffic offenders with outstanding warrants on them were nabbed in the state under the Ops Warta crackdown bringing the total number held to 234 people, nine of them women, as
of yesterday. -Bernama