Wanting To Be Close To Family, Four Rodent Immigrants Moved From Aceh To Makassar

Rohingya refugees (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Task Force (Satgas) for Handling Rohingya Refugees stated that four immigrants who had been evacuating at the Work Training Center (BLK) Meunasah Mee Kandang Village, Muara Dua District, Lhokseumawe City were moved to Makassar, South Sulawesi.

Spokesperson for the Task Force for Handling Rohingya Refugees, Marzuki, said the four Rohingya immigrants asked to be moved to Makassar because their families were in the area.

"The four Rohingya refugees are one family. Before leaving, they first underwent a health check and a COVID test," said Marzuki in Lhokseumawe, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, August 24.

Marzuki said the transfer was facilitated by the international migration agency, IOM, after obtaining approval and recommendation from the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia.

"This is the last stage of transfer or the fourth stage. With the transfer of the four Rohingya refugees, there will be no more Rohingya refugees in the Lhokseumawe camp," said Marzuki. (BLK) City of Lhokseumawe to Medan, North Sumatra, in three stages.

The refugees who were transferred to Medan a few months ago are part of the Rohingya immigrants who landed in Aceh in June and September 2020.

"The four Rohingya immigrants who were transferred have been in Lhokseumawe City for 15 months. While in Aceh, they were placed in temporary shelters provided by the Lhokseumawe City Government," said Marzuki.