The Hindu Rights Action Force, a coalition of religious non-governmental organisations in Malaysia has condemned the arrest and deportation to Sri Lanka of three Tamil refugees, accusing the government of colluding with a mass murderer.
Hindraf national chairman P Waythamoorthy stated,
“Malaysia should not have submitted to Colombo’s propaganda that portrays Tamils as terrorists... Mahinda Rajapaksa’s military regime had committed crimes against humanity, such as genocide and rape”.
He went on to say,
“By deporting the trio, who were granted refugees status by the UN, Putrajaya has colluded with a mass murderer”.
Also see our earlier post:
Malaysia must do 'all it can' to ensure safety of deported refugees – HRW (28 May 2014)
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