Police officer, wife get sentenced to prison for trafficking, severely injuring maid

KUALA LUMPUR: A police officer and his wife were sentenced to 12 and 10 years in prison, respectively, by the Klang Sessions Court for trafficking their Indonesian maid for forced labour exploitation, causing the woman to suffer severe injuries. Judge Zulqarnain Hassan handed down the sentence to S. Vijayan Rao, 40, and his wife, K. Rineshini...

Mother appeals for daughter’s rescue from human trafficking syndicate

KUALA LUMPUR: A mother is urgently pleading for help to rescue her 24-year-old daughter, who is believed to be a victim of a human trafficking syndicate in Cambodia since June. The woman, identified only as Radiah, 56, explained that her daughter had flown from Kuching to Kuala Lumpur on June 19 after she and her friend...

Seven Vietnamese women saved in prostitution bust, Bangladeshi ‘captain’ nabbed

PETALING JAYA: Seven Vietnamese women were rescued after the Immigration Department busted a human trafficking and sex exploitation syndicate here. The department said that the seven women, aged between 32 and 45 years old, were rescued during a raid at a shoplot in Klang on Oct 21. "Based on complaints received, the women were imprisoned inside the...

Nanny’s chilling experience of nearly falling prey to human trafficking syndicate

KUALA LUMPUR: A woman from Selangor nearly became a victim of a human trafficking syndicate after accepting an RM2,000 offer to be a travel nanny to a couple claiming to be diplomats. The 41-year-old woman, who goes by the name Huda, said in early October, the couple contacted her through WhatsApp, claiming that they were working...

Human trafficking: Cops take statements from two more individuals

KUALA LUMPUR: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has taken the statements of two more individuals in connection with the investigation of a human trafficking syndicate in Myanmar. This brings the total number of individuals whose statements have been recorded to 11. Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the recording process involved a politician and her...

Nine in 10 Malaysians claiming to be human trafficking victims are actually criminals, says Wisma Putra

KUALA LUMPUR: About 90% of Malaysians who claim they are victims of human trafficking are in truth involved in international fraud syndicates, says Datuk Mohamad Alamin. The Deputy Foreign Minister said this was revealed by the police in their human trafficking report presented at the Council for Anti-Trafficking In Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants meeting on...

Note leads to rescue of Indonesian maid trapped on balcony in Petaling Jaya

KUALA LUMPUR: A note pleading for help led to the rescue of a 21-year-old Indonesian maid who had been locked up on the balcony of a condominium in Petaling Jaya. Only given a pillow and a mattress, the victim suffered whenever it rained. Her anguish ended when a team from Bukit Aman CID Anti-Trafficking in Persons and...

KUALA LUMPUR: A note pleading for help led to the rescue of a 21-year-old Indonesian maid who had been locked up on the balcony of a condominium in Petaling Jaya. Only given a pillow and a mattress, the victim suffered whenever it rained. Her anguish ended when a team from Bukit Aman CID Anti-Trafficking in Persons and...

Teacher pleads not guilty to trafficking woman for sexual exploitation

KUALA TERENGGANU: A teacher and a self-employed man were charged in the Sessions Court here Thursday (March 21) with trafficking a local woman for sexual exploitation. Teacher Mohd Hasfyanizam Mansor, 48, pleaded not guilty to the charge which was read out before Judge Nazlyza Mohamad Nazri. The other accused, Mohamad Fazley Jaafar, 29, however, pleaded guilty after...

Tanzanian national rescued in anti-human trafficking operation in Kuala Lumpur

PUTRAJAYA: The Immigration Department rescued a Tanzanian national in an anti-human trafficking operation in Kuala Lumpur. Its director-general, Datuk Ruslin Jusoh, said the 29-year-old woman was rescued in an operation that began at about 4.30pm on Monday (Jan 29). The operation was carried out by the Intelligence Operations Unit, Prevention Division of Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling...