The families of Rohingya Muslims who fled the country via boat to Malaysia say Myanmar authorities have threatened to arrest them for allowing their relatives to leave Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state.
56 Rohingyas left Rakhine state on a wooden boat on or around March 25, stopping briefly in Thailand before being intercepted in Malaysia.
Malaysia will allow the Rohingya asylum seekers to enter the country on humanitarian grounds as human rights groups are fearful more Rohingya people will attempt the perilous journey via boat to flee persecution.