51 Rohingya Immigrants Moved From Aceh To Medan, Four To Makassar

COVID-19 Rohingya/Intermediate Examination

JAKARTA - The Task Force for the Handling of Rohingya Refugees stated that 51 of the 55 Rohingya officials who had occupied the Meunasah Mee Kandang Village Training Center (BLK), Lhokseumawe City, would be moved to Medan, North Sumatra.

Spokesperson for the Task Force for the Handling of Rohingya Refugees, Marzuki, said that the transfer of immigrants was facilitated by the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

"The International Organization for Migration will carry out the second phase of relocation for 51 Rohingya refugees. The transfer is scheduled for Thursday, March 29 evening," Marzuki said in Lhokseumawe, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, April 28.

Marzuki said the displacement of Rohingya refugees was carried out under tight guard. They will later occupy two separate places in Medan, North Sumatra.

"Before being dispatched to North Sumatra, the immigrants underwent health checks and checked for COVID-19 by means of rapid antigen tests," he said,

Meanwhile, the other four Rohingya immigrants, said Marzuki, are likely to be moved to Makassar, South Sulawesi. However, it is not certain when the transfer will be because it is still in the process of immigration.

"The reason is that the four Rohingya refugees want to be close and gather with their families in a shelter in Makassar. However, we do not know when they were transferred," he said.