Kedah

Immigration Depot Belantik - Depoh Imigresen Belantik

Status

Last documented use

2015

Type: Immigration detention centre (Administrative)

Custodial Authority: Immigration Department, Jabatan Penjara Malaysia - Prison Department

Management: Department of Depot Management, Ministry of Home Affairs (Governmental)

Detains: Adult men, Adult women, Unaccompanied minors, Undocumented migrants (administrative)

Capacity Reported population Conditions complaints?
400
No Data
No Data
Malaysia

47,092

Immigration detainees (2017)

885

Detained children (2017)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information
TPPI En. Hamid bin Samsu
Jabatan Penjara Malaysia
Belantik
08210 Sik, Kedah
Tel. +60 04 752 0267/ 04 752 1480/ 04 752 1521
Fax. +60 04 752 1312
Center status

Status Last documented use

2015

Status Temporarily closed

2014

Status In use

2007
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Administrative

Type Immigration detention centre

2007
National typology

Name Immigration Depot (Depot Imigresen)

2014
Operating period

Year of Entry 1963

Year Ceased

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Department of Depot Management, Ministry of Home Affairs

Type Governmental

2015

Name Jabatan Penjara Malaysia - Prison Department

Type Governmental

2007
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2015

Security Level Secure

2007
Maximum official detention period at facility

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2015

Length Long-term (more than 20 days)

2007
Demographics

Name Adult men

2015

Name Adult women

2015

Name Unaccompanied minors

2015

Name Adult men

2007

Name Adult women

2007

Name Accompanied minors

2007
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2015

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2007
Estimated capacity (administrative immigration detention facility)

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 400

2007

Type Standard capacity

Capacity 350

2007

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Immigration Department

Ministry Interior Ministry

Ministry Typology Interior or Home Affairs

2014

Agency Jabatan Penjara Malaysia - Prison Department

Ministry

Ministry Typology Prison

2007