A Syrian man who spent more than six months stuck living in a Malaysian airport has been removed and placed in police custody.
Hassan al-Kontar had been trapped in Kuala Lumpur International Airport after fleeing his war-torn homeland.
SBS’ Go Back To Where You Came From Live highlighted his plight on Tuesday after he sent in a video, detailing his situation.
In hard times, you will descover that what you become during the process is more important than the aim it self.
“I’m originally from Syria but for 200 days, I’m living - stuck actually- in Kuala Lumpur International Airport, terminal two,” he tells SBS in the video, shot from inside the airport terminal.
“(It’s) the same story of millions of Syrians… because of that, not because of our own crimes or mistakes, all the world is judging us.”
A short time after the footage aired on Go Back To Where You Came From Live, reports emerged Mr al-Kontar had been detained by Malaysian police and handed over to the Department of Immigration.
Malaysia's immigration chief told local media authorities were "working together with Royal Malaysia Police".
The Syrian refugee spoke with SBS' Go Back To Where You Came From from the airport. Source: SBS
