KUALA LUMPUR: Cooperation from victims of human trafficking is one of the main challenges facing the police when investigating these cases, says Bukit Aman CID Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants Division principal assistant director SAC Maszely Minhad.
The police had rescued 2,298 people in 2017, but only 514 of them or 22.4% received a protection order or were considered “genuine” cases, he added.
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