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Mazlan Samad. --- Charles Hector <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Housewife's tearful plea to Immigration > Department: I beg you > By NAJMUDDIN NAJIB > > KUALA LUMPUR: > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > "I beg you. Please let me know where my > husband is." > This was Romita Hasibuan's tearful plea to the > Immigration Department which she believed, has > transferred her husband, Abdul Mutalib Taib, out of > the Kuala Lumpur International Airport depot without > her knowledge. > > To worsen matters, she claimed officers at the > department could not tell her where he was and if he > was all right. > > Romita said she had called the detention > centre last Friday to arrange for a visit, but was > informed that he was no longer there. > > "An officer with the department told me that > he had been moved, but could not specify where. I > fear that he might have been deported without our > knowledge," she said. > > Abdul Mutalib, 47, an Indonesian with > permanent resident (PR) status here, was nabbed by > Immigration officers on March 23 for illegally > staying back after his status was revoked in 1996. > > He arrived in Malaysia in 1978 to work and was > issued PR status in 1986. > > The department had issued a notice of > deportation to him on April 22, but his lawyer filed > a last-minute appeal against the order. > > The department is expected to make a decision > on his status soon. > > "It is a difficult time for our family. Not > only has my husband been taken away from us for over > a month, now we do not even know where he is. > > "Our family needs to know if he is all right," > said Romita. > > She said their four children, Maruly Aziz, 12, > Sarah Nor Varah, 11, Yonatan Adam Fauzi, nine, and > Ismael Shay Putra, six, missed their father. > > "They ask for him constantly and are praying > that he is able to stay on. We need his presence as > both husband and father. We had a perfect family, > and it tears me up to see it broken down like this," > she said. > > "It is very stressful. I do not know where > else to turn to," she said, adding that she is now > taking care of the children by herself. > > The family's lawyer, Charles Hector, said one > of his associates had contacted the Immigration > Department last Friday at 4pm to ascertain whether > his client had been moved. "They could not confirm > if there had been a premature deportation or > otherwise," he said. > > Hector said as the last day of appeal was set > for April 29, it was highly unlikely that Abdul > Mutalib could already have been deported. > > He said they had sent two appeal letters, one > to Home Minister Datuk Azmi Khalid on April 27 and > another to the Director-General of Immigration, a > day later. > > "We asked for grounds and reasons for the > deportation order as without it, an effective appeal > is near impossible," he said, adding that they had > not received any response from either party. > > He said as two appeals were submitted, they > would have to be heard first before any deportation > order could be made. > > "We hope the Home Minister will be > compassionate towards the family, as they are > struggling to keep together and live in Malaysia as > they have always done," he said. > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Has someone you know been affected by illness or disease? Network for Good is THE place to support health awareness efforts! http://us.click.yahoo.com/OCfFmA/UOnJAA/E2hLAA/1dTolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------------------------------------ ADIL-Net will remain a Free Forum until further notice. Disclaimer: The opinions and views posted are not necessarily that of the list owner's or ADIL's -------------------------------------------------- Send a blank e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - to subscribe to the list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - to unsubscribe from the list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - to switch your subscription to normal [EMAIL PROTECTED] - to switch your subscription to digest ADIL Homepage: http://members.easyspace.com/reformasi/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ADIL-Net/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
