Home Ministry: Deported Syrian refuses refugee offer from Malaysia


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 04 Oct 2018

PUTRAJAYA: The Syrian who made KLIA2 his home from March has refused refuge offers in Malaysia and other countries, said Deputy Home Minister Datuk Azis Jamman.

Azis said Hassan Al Kontar (pic) had insisted that he only wanted asylum from Canada, but that his application could take as long as two years to be approved.

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