DHAKA: Thailand sent 13 Rohingyas who were arrested for illegal entry on January 9, 2013, back to Bangladesh.

Immigration Police Commissioner Major General Panu Kerdlabpol, along with other Thai officials, saw off 13 migrants at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

31 Rohingyas from Bangladesh have requested to be repatriated. As for the rest of the migrants, General Panu said police would have to prove their identities in order to be able to send them back to the right countries.

However, if they do not wish to return to their home countries for some reasons, Thailand will ask a third country to take them as refugees.

Source: thainews.prd.go.th
BDST: 0854 HRS, OCT 16, 2013
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