Businessman pleads not guilty to human trafficking


BUTTERWORTH: A businessman has pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here on Tuesday (Jan 17) to five charges of trafficking four Indonesian men and a woman.

Ng Eng Lee, 36, was charged with trafficking the five victims, aged between 30 and 40, in Seri Juru Business Centre and a house in Taman Seri Juru, Bukit Mertajam between 2am and 3.05pm on Dec 22, 2022.

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