Report finds Wang Kelian mass graves dug by human trafficking syndicate


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 27 Mar 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: The mass graves discovered at Wang Kelian near the Malaysia-Thailand border were dug by a human-trafficking syndicate, according to a report.

The 121-page joint report titled “Sold Like Fish” published by the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) and human rights advocacy group Fortify Rights indicate that the graves contained the bodies of trafficked Rohingya and Bangladeshis.

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