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Police escort trafficking victims from Malaysia
Indonesian police have brought home 39 Indonesian migrant workers who are alleged victims of human trafficking in Malaysia
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Indonesian police have brought home 39 Indonesian migrant workers who are alleged victims of human trafficking in Malaysia.
The workers, all women, were taken to the National Police headquarters for further questioning before being sent home.
'They were being temporarily housed in Malaysia before being sent to Middle Eastern countries and various addresses in Malaysia,' National Police detective agency human trafficking unit head Adj. Sr. Comr. Adhe Darmantho said on Wednesday.
He said the police had also arrested one man who was allegedly involved in the trafficking.
Earlier, he added, the police had been informed that there were 44 migrant workers but it turned out that there were only 39 people in the compound.
Adhe said most of the victims had been promised work in various countries as domestic assistants, but it turned out they were being sold to the highest bidder.
According to Titin, one of the victims, she was told she would be sent to Malaysia as a domestic assistant but she was kept in an apartment for a month without pay.
The police promised that they would investigate the case and reveal the trafficking syndicate. (dic)(+++)
