
马来西亚外交部长穆罕默德·哈桑表示,吉隆坡将就有关数百名从马来西亚遣返的国民仍被关押在仰光军事拘留所的报道,要求缅甸作出解释。
Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said that Kuala Lumpur would seek an explanation from Myanmar over reports that hundreds of its nationals repatriated from Malaysia remain in military detention in Yangon.
穆罕默德周一表示,马来西亚还将指示其驻缅甸代办调查相关报道,并查明据报被拘留者的状况。
Mohamad said Monday that Malaysia would also instruct its charge d'affaires in Myanmar to investigate the reports and determine the condition of those reportedly detained.
他说:“如果有报道称300人仍被拘留,我们将要求缅甸政府作出解释。”他还表示,马来西亚将“要求缅甸政府履行其向我们作出的保证”。穆罕默德称,遣返是自愿进行的。
"We will ask the Myanmar government to explain if there are reports that 300 people are still being detained," he said, adding that Malaysia would "demand that the Myanmar government honour the assurances it gave us." Mohamad said the repatriation had been carried out voluntarily.
马来西亚总理安瓦尔·易卜拉欣本月早些时候表示,自1月以来,马来西亚已通过空中和海上路线遣返了1万名被关押在移民拘留所的缅甸国民。
Malaysia has repatriated 10,000 Myanmar nationals held in immigration detention since January through air and sea routes, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said earlier this month.
9月29日,马来西亚用三艘缅甸海军舰艇遣返了1476名缅甸国民,这是一项涉及约5000人的更大安排的一部分。
On Sept. 29, Malaysia repatriated 1,476 Myanmar nationals aboard three Myanmar naval vessels under a broader arrangement involving around 5,000 people.
然而,联合国难民署对此次行动表示关切,称受冲突影响的缅甸局势不允许安全且可持续的返回。
The UN refugee agency, however, expressed concern over the operation, saying conditions in conflict-hit Myanmar did not permit safe and sustainable returns.