Two non-governmental organisations and Rela lodged a police report against Tenaganita executive director Irene Fernandez in relation to her statement on foreign workers which they claimed had tarnished the good name of the country.

Thirty representatives from Ikatan Rakyat Insan Muslim Malaysia (IRIMM), Dewan Ekonomi dan Sosial Malaysia and Rela arrived at the Dang Wangi police headquarters at 11am today, to make the report.

Following the report, Putrajaya Rela Lt-Col Mohd Sani Mohd Zin said Fernandez’s statement which appeared in Yahoo News in Bangladesh two days ago, claiming that foreigners in the country were ill-treated was regrettable.

“She also tried to destroy the diplomatic relations between Malaysia and Bangladesh,” he claimed, when met by reporters.

IRIMM president Amir Amsaa Alla Pitchay condemned Fernandez’s statement in the Jakarta Post last week, which alleged Malaysia was not the best country for Indonesian workers, besides accusing the police of using their power to shoot criminals.

- Bernama