The Malaysian government's decision to consider hiring former Sri Lankan military personnel as security guards was heavily criticised by the Malaysian Indian Congress' youth head, C Sivarraajh on Wednesday.
Highlighting the human rights allegations engulfing the Sri Lankan military, Mr Sivarraajh was quoted by the Star Online as saying, "any move to hire them must take into consideration the sensitivities of the Tamil community in the country."
On Saturday the deputy home minister Nur Jazlan Mohamed said Malaysia's existing ruling of only being able to hire Nepali citizens as guards may soon be lifted.
“We may have to look at other source countries that have a good supply of security guards with military background, such as Sri Lanka," he said.
“Formerly, the job was reserved for Nepalis owing to their reputations as Gurkhas,” he said yesterday.
Highlighting the human rights allegations engulfing the Sri Lankan military, Mr Sivarraajh was quoted by the Star Online as saying, "any move to hire them must take into consideration the sensitivities of the Tamil community in the country."
On Saturday the deputy home minister Nur Jazlan Mohamed said Malaysia's existing ruling of only being able to hire Nepali citizens as guards may soon be lifted.
“We may have to look at other source countries that have a good supply of security guards with military background, such as Sri Lanka," he said.
“Formerly, the job was reserved for Nepalis owing to their reputations as Gurkhas,” he said yesterday.