Rohingya spokesperson gets death threats after fake 'we want citizenship' posts

Published: Apr 24, 2020 8:52 AM | Updated: Apr 27, 2020 7:36 AM

Zafar Ahmad Abdul Ghani has been receiving death threats following the circulation of fake social media posts linked to him.

The president of the Myanmar Ethnic Rohingya Human Rights Organisation Malaysia (Merhrom) has been forced to deactivate his Facebook due to the threats and verbal abuse.

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