KL to whip illegal immigrants

Mon, 10 Dec 2001, 00:00 WIB | Source: REUTERS

MALAYSIA: Malaysia is stepping up a crackdown on illegal
immigrants by planning to whip foreigners entering the country
without valid documents, even for a first offense, newspapers in
Kuala Lumpur reported on Sunday.

Currently, only second-time offenders are liable to be
whipped.

The New Straits Times quoted Immigration Department Director-
General Mohd Jamal Kamdi as saying changes to the Immigration Act
would go to parliament next March.

Malaysia, a country of 23 million people, is a favored
destination for illegal immigrants from more populous, poorer
Asian countries such as Indonesia and Bangladesh. --Reuters

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