Wang Kelian graves: No locals involved but border patrols negligent, says RCI report


KUALA LUMPUR: No Malaysian enforcement officials, public servants or locals were involved in human trafficking and migrant smugglings syndicates, according to the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report into the 2015 discovery of a mass grave in Wang Kelian, Perlis.

However, there was gross negligence on the part of border patrols, said the report by the RCI, which was conducted from March 5 to Sept 4, 2019.

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