Only o­ne case involving the accidental deportation of a Malaysian was recorded in Sabah during operations against undocumented migrants, National Registration Department (NRD) director-general Azizan Ayob said Friday, adding that the department was not involved in deportation exercises.

"To avoid a recurrence of accidental deportation, enforcement agencies in Sabah have agreed to scrutinise the cases more carefully," he said in a written response to questions sent by malaysiakini in February.

No details were given o­n the case, but it could be the o­ne highlighted in the media last September, involving a Sabah minor who was allegedly raped by policemen in a detention camp while awaiting deportation.

The girl was initially thought to be a Filipina but was later confirmed to be Malaysian.