马来西亚已着手对最多5000名缅甸籍被拘留者进行审查和身份核实，作为与缅甸达成的遣返协议的组成部分[1]。根据该协议，缅甸已承诺接收这些在马来西亚的籍贯国民[1]。马来西亚当局在19个拘留所中确认了最多4000名符合条件的缅甸籍人士，他们将被转移到单一地点进行安全审查和身份验证[1]。
关于被遣返人员的身份，双方表述存在差异。马来西亚总理安瓦尔表示被遣返者为罗兴亚难民[1]，但缅甸官员Han Win Aung否认接收罗兴亚人，称该计划仅涉及"因各种原因被关押在马来西亚的拘留中心"的身份已验证的缅甸籍国民[1]。缅甸在2021年和2022年早期曾进行过两轮遣返行动，共接收了1100多名滞留在马来西亚的籍贯国民[1]。
马来西亚目前拥有约215600名联合国难民署登记的难民和寻求庇护者，其中约126000名为罗兴亚人[1]。
Malaysia has launched a screening and verification process for up to 5,000 detainees as part of a repatriation agreement with Myanmar [1]. The country has identified approximately 4,000 individuals across 19 detention facilities who will be transferred to a single location for security screening and identity verification [1].
However, a significant disagreement exists between the two governments over who these individuals are. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has characterized those to be returned as Rohingya refugees [1], whereas Myanmar officials dispute this characterization. Myanmar's Han Win Aung stated: "This is not about repatriating Bengalis. There are Myanmar nationals who have been detained in Malaysia's detention centers for various reasons" [1]. Myanmar has committed to receiving only verified Myanmar nationals [1].
This repatriation effort follows earlier deportations, with Myanmar having accepted over 1,100 individuals stranded in Malaysia during return operations in 2021 and early 2022 [1]. Malaysia currently hosts approximately 215,600 refugees and asylum seekers registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, including roughly 126,000 Rohingya [1].