KOTA BHARU: The Royal Malaysia Police is looking for witnesses to assist in the investigation into the alleged involvement of a politician and her spouse in connection with a human trafficking syndicate in Myanmar.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the search for the witnesses was directed towards the investigation report received from Myanmar.
He said that the police would also obtain the article issued by Myanmar, and the investigation would continue.
"The police have also taken statements from a politician and her husband, who are linked to this syndicate, in July,” he said in a press conference after the handover of duties of the Kelantan police chief at the state contingent police headquarters here on Thursday (Aug 29).
Recently, an Indonesian YouTube video clip went viral, allegedly exposing the Myanmar human trafficking syndicate and implying the involvement of the politician and her husband.
Meanwhile, when asked to comment on the defamation suit filed by former Eastern Sabah Security Command's (Esscom) intelligence chief, Senior Assistant Commissioner (Rtd) Datuk Mat Zaki Md Zain and three others for RM100mil, Razarudin said that the police left the matter to the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC).
"When the suit was filed, I leave it to the AGC to manage and answer on this matter," he said.
Previously, the media reported that Mat Zaki and three others filed a RM100mil defamation suit and sought an apology from 11 individuals, some former and current policemen, over the alleged unlawful arrest and ill-intended prosecution against him in the murder case of an e-hailing driver in Tawau last year. – Bernama
