Monday At 04.00 Fajr, 184 Rohingya Immigrants Forced By Ship Captain To East Aceh Mainland

Rohingya Immigrants At The Raudahatul Jannah Mosque Complex In Matang Peulawi, Pereulak District, East Aceh Regency, Monday (27/3/2023).

ACEH - A total of 184 Rohingya immigrants were stranded in Kuala Matang Peulawi, Peureulak District, East Aceh Regency. They were forced to get off by the ship's captain and swim to the mainland. Keuchik (village head) Gampong Matang Peulawi Fuadi said they were reportedly stranded today at around 04.00 WIB. "After receiving reports from several fishermen, we together with other village officials went directly to the location to check the information. It turned out that it was true that hundreds of Rohingya immigrants had landed," he said in East Aceh, Aceh Province, Antara, Monday, March 27. Furthermore, Fuadi reported to the police for further steps. Meanwhile, the whereabouts of the ships carrying them are not yet known. "Currently, they have been taken and secured to the Raudahatul Jannah Mosque complex in Gampong Matang Peulawi. Furthermore, they were recorded and it is known that there are 184 people," said Fuadi. Meanwhile, Peureulak Police Chief Iptu Supriadi said, of the 184 Rohingya immigrants, 94 of them were men, 70 were women and 20 children. "Based on the confession of a Rohingya immigrant who can speak Malay, they were forcibly unloaded from the ship carrying in the sea and then swimming to the mainland," said Supriadi. Then, local villagers found out about this, then reported it to the Peureulak Police. After receiving the report, officers rushed to the location and evacuated Rohingya immigrants to the local mosque complex. "There are several people who need to be treated by the medical team because they have a fever and stomach pain. There are some of them trying to escape, but now they have been secured again," said Supriadi. Ali, Rohingya immigrants, said their real destination to Malaysia from Myanmar. They were taken down at sea and swimming to the beach after the ship's tekong or captain stated they had arrived. Furthermore, the ship left them. "We were asked to swim to the beach after being taken down at sea. At that time, it was dark. Next, the ship we were traveling on immediately left," Ali said in Malay.