Najib vows to remove detention camp in Juru

Penang Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak has promised to relocate the Juru immigration detention camp for foreign workers.

Although he did not say where it would be relocated, the crowd responded positively.

“I have fulfilled your requests,” he said as he expressed his agreement for the task as requested by BN.

The Juru detention camp houses 600 migrant workers at a time and the community fears for their security. There had been a rat disease outbreak earlier there, so residents fear for their health.

“Can we confirm Bukit Tengah is our stronghold?” he said, to wild shouts from the crowd.

He repeated pledges of 20,000 affordable homes for Penangites and launched the first phase of the project in Juru.

“How come a party that says it is a hero for the people was more concerned about the tunnel?” he asked.