KUCHING: An elder sister is going to meet her younger brother in Poipet Prison in Banteay Mancheay, Cambodia today while a mother will meet her eldest son there.
The two Sarawakian men are among 47 Malaysians detained in the prison.
Chong Mei Lan, 32, the elder sister of Chong Jun Khong, 27, and Zunita Sedini, the mother of Yusuf Islam Abdul Halik, 21, are joining Julau MP Larry Sng’s delegation to Cambodia.
The delegation will be met by representatives of the Malaysian Embassy upon their arrival this morning at Seam Reap International Airport before heading straight for the prison.
Chong said she couldn’t wait to meet her brother.
“I feel sad and anxious at the same time,” she told New Sarawak Tribune when contacted yesterday.
She said her brother left for Kuala Lumpur in October. He was supposed to go to Cambodia to work.
“I did ask him what sort of job he was going to do there. He told me that it was just a job with a high salary,” she said, adding that she didn’t ask further after that.
She said before this, her brother worked in shop selling car accessories here.
“I want to take him home… I just want to take him home tomorrow,” said Chong in a depressed voice.
Meanwhile, Zunita said she was scared and nervous at the thought of meeting her son.
The strong mother said her son must be happy to see her.
“I’m asking all Sarawakians and Malaysians to continue praying for Yusuf and all the other children who are in there so that they are safe,” she said.
On Feb 7, Malaysia Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed the detention of the 47 Malaysians.
Forty four are Sarawakians while the rest are believed to be from West Malaysia. They are suspected to be involved in online gambling and fraud.
It is believed many of their family members have not talked to the detainees. Instead, they are putting all their trust in the hands of the Malaysian government to bring them home safely.
The Phnom Pehn Post, on Monday, quoting a reliable source, said that not only were the detainees involved in online gambling but also fraud.
A spokesperson from the Cambodian Ministry of Justice, Chin Malin said if the detainees were found guilty, they would either serve their sentences in Cambodia or be deported to Malaysia.
