Bangkok Post
Children on monks' 'fund-raiser' to Malaysia to be returned home
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Seven Thai children detained by Malaysian immigration for more than a month after accompanying two monks on a "fund raising trip" will soon be released with no charges pressed against them, according to the Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre (SPBAC).
Key facts
- Seven Thai children detained by Malaysian immigration for more than a month after accompanying two monks on a "fund raising trip" will soon be released with no charges pressed against them, according to the Southern Border Provinces Administration Centre (SPBAC).
- The SBPAC said Thai officials were allowed to talk to the children at Baitul Mahabbah Darulaman immigration detention centre in Kedah state on Monday.
- They were seeking the youngsters' release in time to return to classes in Thailand for the new term. The Thai consulate general in Penang was preparing emergency travel documents for them.
- The SBPAC said the Malaysian Immigration Department agreed to release them from detention without charges, but they were required to give testimony as victims before the court in Kedah, expected to be on June 2.
- The seven boys, aged 5 to 12 years, crossed the border at the Sadao checkpoint in Songkhla province, in company with two monks, in three vans on April 7. They were stopped at the adjoining Bukit Kayu Hitam checkpoint in Kedah.
Summary
The SBPAC said Thai officials were allowed to talk to the children at Baitul Mahabbah Darulaman immigration detention centre in Kedah state on Monday.
They were seeking the youngsters' release in time to return to classes in Thailand for the new term. The Thai consulate general in Penang was preparing emergency travel documents for them.