Home Ministry questions 'arbitrary' issuance of UNHCR cards

The Home Ministry today questioned the actions of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) of providing refugee identification cards to several Indonesian nationals.

Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin said the ministry found several Indonesians in possession of UNHCR refugee cards during enforcement actions conducted by the Malaysian Immigration Department. 

“How can the UNHCR issue such cards arbitrarily...