Rohingyas marked 2nd anniversary of Wang Kelian 'migrant' mass graves found

By Mir Ahmed Siddiquee

Some 300 Rohingyas gathered near Kampung Kepala Bendang on May 21, 2017 to pay tribute to the discovery of several mass graves in Perlis, thought to contain bodies of fellow migrants. Watch here: https://youtu.be/uENmT8N0gcs

The groups were came from several places, such as from Penang, Sungai Petani and Kampung Kepala Bendang, held special prayer for the victims whose graves were uncovered at 28 human trafficking camp sites near Wang Kelian in Perlis, located not far from the Malaysia-Thai border.

Related news read in Burmese and listens in Rohingya language: https://twitter.com/mir_sidiquee/status/866274147722305537

This is second anniversary, organized by Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations (Mapim) and Penang Stop Human Rights Campaign to remember those victims who were left for lives but end here at the hands of trafikkers.

Recalling the ordeal at one of the camps, one of the survivors, Aman Ulla, 19, said some of his friends were tortured while others left to die at the camps.

"I am still haunted by the memories. I remembered being moved from one camp to another and those who were too weak would be left behind to die." he said.

Mapim president Azmi Abdul Hamid urged the authorities to be more vigilant in dealing with human trafficking cases. "This is just tip of the iceberg. We believe there are more cases such as this out there." he said.

Source: StraitsTimes @NST_Online

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