Investigations into a company accused of exploiting
and assaulting dozens of Bangladeshi workers nearing completion, says
district police chief.
PETALING
JAYA: Police are wrapping up investigations against a
government-appointed firm in the 6P amnesty programme accused of human
trafficking related and cheating offences.Cheras district police chief ACP Mohan Singh Tara Singh said that statements from all relevant parties have been recorded but refused to divulge details on the investigations.
“We won’t reveal more. We will be referring the case to the DPP [deputy public prosecutor]‘s office soon, probably within this week, and seek further instructions,” he said.
He added that this would be the second time the investigation papers will be handed to the DPP as the first time around, more investigations were required to ‘tighten up’ the case.
Asked if police recorded statements from all the directors of the company, which previous reports showed links to Umno, an ex-home minister and a current MP, Mohan replied: “No comments.”
However, he said that police would investigate all aspects, including utilising Section 12 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons (ATIP) Act 2007 as well as Section 420 of the Penal Code.
The first covers a wide range of offences, including the use of force, threat, abduction and deception, and the latter is for cheating offences.
Three foreigners were arrested in connection with the investigations and released later, with police saying they were hunting down another suspect, apparently more vital to the case.
But Mohan today declined to say how many arrests or statements in total have been recorded, and only said, “investigations are almost complete.”
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