Chinese Embassy seeks police help over beggars


KUALA LUMPUR: The Chinese Embassy in Malaysia is looking into reports of its nationals being abducted, maimed and forced to be beggars here, reported Beijing Youth Daily.

An official from the Consular Office told the daily that it was co-operating with local police to identify and rescue the beggars, adding that it had helped take 10 disabled Chinese beggars off the street in Johor Baru recently.

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