A former deputy minister had gone to Myanmar for real estate matters, Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) director Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain confirmed today.
"Checks revealed that Mashitah (Ibrahim) went to Myawaddy, Myanmar for a real-estate investment matter.
"We were able to check and confirm it. This is after her statement was recorded last week,” he told The Star.
On Aug 28, a Myanmar-based organisation involved in exposing the alleged human trafficking ring welcomed initial reports that quoted Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain, who confirmed that investigations had started in July.
Justice for Myanmar spokesperson Yadanar Maung in a statement to Malaysiakini said apart from Mashitah, who has since denied the claim, other Malaysians were also allegedly implicated in the case.
Mashitah described the claims as baseless and lodged a police report.
On that note, Shuhaily said his team are still in the midst of collecting information to complete the investigation on the alleged human trafficking case – which included recording statements from five individuals including Mashitah.
So far, the investigation has also identified other people involved in the case, he added.
"We will also be recording the statement of a blogger from Indonesia today.
"It will be conducted online as he is in Jakarta,” he said.
Apart from the police probe, the rights group Malaysian Humanitarian Organisation last week lodged a MACC report based on the airing of a clip from an Indonesian YouTube documentary titled “Neraka Perbatasan: Jejak Mafia Judi Online dan Perbudakan Digital di Asia”.
The documentary is based on a cross-border investigation, which included a picture of Mashitah with a group of individuals allegedly connected to the scheme.
The documentary was aired a month ago, garnering nearly 90,000 views. - Mkini
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