After a group of Chinese nationals revealed their alleged ordeal at the Pekan Nanas immigration depot in Johor, a Singaporean has come forward to share his experience.

Retired engineer Wong Chun Khuen, 65, was detained by the Johor Immigration Department for five weeks before being deported.

Although Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin dismissed the Chinese nationals’ allegation that food and other items in the detention centre were sold at exorbitant prices, Wong claimed this was true.

He also claimed that detainees were not allowed to communicate directly with the officers or guards and must relay their requests through...