GEORGE TOWN: Three local men and a foreign woman have been arrested in connection with wrongfully confining three Indonesian men.
George Town deputy OCPD Supt Lee Swee Sake said the three men, aged 40 to 56, and the woman, aged 40, have been remanded for four days from Wednesday (June 11) to June 14.
"We acted upon the case after a foreign man made a police report on Tuesday (June 10) saying his friend had been ‘locked up’ at an apartment in George Town.
"We raided the apartment and rescued three foreign men aged between 28 and 52.
"They were okay and healthy," he said in a statement on Wednesday (June 11).
Supt Lee said during the raid, they arrested three men and a woman who were involved in the case.
"Their role was to look after the victims at the apartment.
"The case is being investigated under Section 344 of the Penal Code for wrongful confinement for a period of ten days or more.
"The suspect has been remanded to assist with further investigations," he said.
Supt Lee urged the public not to make any speculations about the case as it could affect investigations.
A news portal previously reported that the three victims did not know one another, and their passports were held by a suspect under the pretext of securing jobs for them.
The trio are believed to have had their feet chained to the window grilles of the apartment.
