Cops hope 6 more Wang Kelian suspects will face justice

 

The Royal Malaysia Police hopes six more suspects in the Wang Kelian mass grave case will be brought to justice.

Perlis deputy police chief SAC Baderulhisham Baharudin said the six suspects were believed to be abroad.

"The police hope the remaining six suspects will be successfully arrested and handed over to the Malaysian government,” he told reporters here today.      

He said four Thai suspects were today charged in the Kangar Sessions Court under Section 26A of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007.

“We thank all parties involved including the Thai government for ensuring the success of Op Wawasan Khas Wang Kelian,” he said.

In May 2015, camps used to hold trafficked migrants and mass graves were discovered in Wang Kelain.

After investigations were carried out, the Malaysian government submitted an extradition request to the Thai government against 10 Thai nationals on Jan 6, 2017, and both countries cooperated to track down all of them for extradition.

Yesterday, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said four Thai nationals suspected to be involved in the human trafficking camps and graves in Wang Kelian, Perlis in 2015 were extradited to Malaysia yesterday to face charges in court.  

Saifuddin said with good cooperation between the two countries, four of the 10 suspects have been successfully extradited. 

- Bernama