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201416
Mon, 08/15/2011 - 15:54
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HOME MINISTRY DECRALES 'WAR' ON HUMAN TRAFFICKERS
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 15 (Bernama) -- The Home Ministry Monday declared 'war' against syndicates who exploit human beings including illegal immigrants under the amnesty programme for illegal immigrants or the '6P Programme'.
Its minister, Hishammuddin Hussein said the ministry would not compromise on the matter and would tackle the syndicates for exploiting the situation.
He said the measures would be directed at the syndicates indulging in human trafficking who considered the people they traded in as commodities that could be bought and sold.
"We work closely with the Bangladesh government, hold discussions with Indonesia, intelligence agencies have been mobilised, in fact, our own officers had been detained under the relevant act," he told reporters after attending a meeting with State Immgration Directors, here Monday.
He was commenting on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) probe into the 6P amnesty programme that has uncovered a syndicate headed by a "Datuk" which is believed to have raked in millions of ringgit from unsuspecting foreigners.
The probe found that thousands of foreigners had each paid the syndicate members between RM300 and RM2,000 purportedly to ensure they are granted amnesty and legalisation. (US$1=RM2.9)
As to the syndicate’s country of origin, Hishammuddin explained that it is an international syndicate.
"They come in different forms and names and are not unique to Malaysia because the world is borderless and that’s why we got to work with our neighbours, regionally and internationally," he said.
Commenting on the calls by various human rights group such as the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) to charge the notorious Immigration Eight who were released from ISA detention after being arrested for alleged human trafficking, Hishammuddin said they were “not immune” to the court of law.
"They are not immune from being charged further. The idea of ISA is
rehabilitative and they have been very cooperative in dealing with the
authorities to give information on the syndicates.
"But it does not mean they are immune to being charged,” he said.
Its minister, Hishammuddin Hussein said the ministry would not compromise on the matter and would tackle the syndicates for exploiting the situation.
He said the measures would be directed at the syndicates indulging in human trafficking who considered the people they traded in as commodities that could be bought and sold.
"We work closely with the Bangladesh government, hold discussions with Indonesia, intelligence agencies have been mobilised, in fact, our own officers had been detained under the relevant act," he told reporters after attending a meeting with State Immgration Directors, here Monday.
He was commenting on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) probe into the 6P amnesty programme that has uncovered a syndicate headed by a "Datuk" which is believed to have raked in millions of ringgit from unsuspecting foreigners.
The probe found that thousands of foreigners had each paid the syndicate members between RM300 and RM2,000 purportedly to ensure they are granted amnesty and legalisation. (US$1=RM2.9)
As to the syndicate’s country of origin, Hishammuddin explained that it is an international syndicate.
"They come in different forms and names and are not unique to Malaysia because the world is borderless and that’s why we got to work with our neighbours, regionally and internationally," he said.
Commenting on the calls by various human rights group such as the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (SUHAKAM) to charge the notorious Immigration Eight who were released from ISA detention after being arrested for alleged human trafficking, Hishammuddin said they were “not immune” to the court of law.
"They are not immune from being charged further. The idea of ISA is
rehabilitative and they have been very cooperative in dealing with the
authorities to give information on the syndicates.
"But it does not mean they are immune to being charged,” he said.
