Rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) has criticised the enforcement authority for what it claimed as illegally revoking the work permit of a Bangladesh national who appeared in the contentious Al Jazeera documentary on migrant workers.

The group demanded the authorities cease their manhunt and persecution against 25-year-old migrant worker Md Rayhan Kabir.

"We view with grave concern the revelation yesterday by Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador that the Immigration Department has revoked the work permit of the Bangladeshi man," said LFL coordinator Zaid Malek in a statement today...