00:01The area outside the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, or UNHCR, office in Jalan Bukit, Petaling,
00:10has returned to normal following the relocation of 126 Rohingya refugees who had set up a temporary settlement there.
00:18Kuala Lumpur Police Chief Datuk Fadil Marsas said the area is a sensitive location
00:25and cannot be used as a temporary settlement by any individual or group.
00:30He said police, together with the Immigration Department, relocated all 126 refugees
00:36to the Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent Headquarters for screening and documentation.
00:42According to Fadil, those without valid documents will be detained,
00:46while the status of refugees holding valid UNHCR cards will be verified by the UNHCR.
00:54He added that the UNHCR, together with its support units and non-governmental organizations,
01:01will identify suitable accommodation for refugees whose documents are confirmed to be valid
01:07as they cannot be detained under the Immigration Act.
01:10Of the 126 refugees relocated, 58 were adults, while the remainder were children.
01:18The relocation operation began at about 8.20pm on Monday,
01:23using four police trucks after the two vehicles initially deployed
01:27were found to be insufficient to transport the refugees and their belongings.
01:33Checks on Tuesday morning found no Rohingya refugees remaining outside the UNHCR office.
01:40Only refugees with scheduled appointments were seen entering the premises,
01:45while Alam Flora workers carried out clean-up operations at the site.
01:49ticket-end.
01:50Test-up operations, or government-appointed fire-field-
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