By PAUL GABRIEL
paulnews@thestar.com.my
The Star (Malaysia)
KUALA LUMPUR: An apology would be offered to Cambodia if allegations of torture and abuse of its domestic workers here were proven, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman.
Assuring that the matter would not be swept under the carpet, he said the Government viewed the allegations with concern.
“I am prepared to fly to Phnom Penh to meet my Cambodian counterpart.
“Not to ask them to reverse their decision, but to talk about it.
“If we have done wrong, then we should apologise to Cambodia.
“We should be brave enough to correct whatever is wrong and not be arrogant,” he said.
Anifah said he viewed the matter with concern and had asked ministry secretary-general Tan Sri Mohd Radzi Abdul Rahman to meet Cambodian Ambassador Princess Norodom Arunrasmy to seek details.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen had announced the ban on Friday, saying he was disappointed with alleged incidents of beatings and rape of Cambodian maids by their Malaysian employers.
Arunrasmy had said that the ban followed feedback that the embassy had been sending to Phnom Penh.
She said the embassy had been receiving complaints of abuse on an almost daily basis, alleging that three maids had died within a week.
Anifah said he would consult Human Resources Minister Datuk Seri S. Subramaniam on the issue before deciding on the next course of action.
He also said a date would also be set for the next Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) with Cambodia.
1 comment:
agree with malaysian foreign minister statement that the allegation must be proven with evidence, otherwise, political bias people will always say whatever they want to say to cambodia as well. only concrete evidence will be considered, you know! that's how it should be taught in cambodia as well! don't tolerate unfound allegation without proper concrete evidence in cambodia, ok! hey, this is not the dark ages era, you know! get with the program, ok!
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