Detainee’s mum: I’m grateful to everyone who made this happen
KUCHING: Zunita Sedini could not contain her joy.
“This is the news that I have been waiting for two months. Allah has heard my prayers and that of all the families of the detainees and Malaysians.”
Zunita, 42, mother of Yusuf Islam Abdul Halik, 21, one of the 47 Malaysians who were detained in Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia, for 65 days, was ecstatic after being told that her son and the others had been released and would soon be making their way home.
She said she had yet to receive a call from the Foreign Ministry about the release of the detainees.
“Whatever it is, I am very grateful to the Malaysian government, Sarawak government and all those who were involved in this, including my friend, Mohd Azra (Abdul Razak, special officer to Permatang Pauh member of parliament Nurul Izzah Anwar), who has been helping since the news of their detention broke.
“Only God can repay the services of all those who helped free the detainees,” she said when contacted by phone.
Zunita had just arrived back here from Phnom Penh, via Kuala Lumpur, when she was told the good news.
She was part of a group led by Julau member of parliament Larry Sng who flew to Cambodia. There, she met here son.
Zunita said she could not wait to see her son again and hoped he and other detainees were healthy and would arrive safely back in Malaysia as soon as possible.
She said the release of the detainees was the result of everyone working together, adding that she hoped what they went through would not happen to anyone in the future.