Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani says the false allegations have put Rohingya lives in danger and interrupted aid distribution. FMTNews Covid19 MCO Rohingya
Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani became a target of online hate speech and death threats following false accusations against him.
Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani, who heads the Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organisation Malaysia , was referring to a posting which was falsely attributed to him, triggerting death threats and hate speech against the Rohingya community. “The posting went viral and led to condemnations and threats against me, my family, Merhrom committee members and the Rohingya refugees in general,” said Zafar, adding that aid distribution efforts by his organisation had to be called off due to security fears.
Concerns were expressed over the rise of xenophobic comments against the Rohingya refugee community, after activists highlighted their plight living in parts of Kuala Lumpur that have come under the Covid-19 lockdown.
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