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KUALA LUMPUR: A man and his wife who were detained for allegedly abusing their Indonesian domestic helper last November will be charged at the Jalan Duta Sessions Court on Wednesday (Jan 13).
Sentul OCPD Asst Comm Beh Eng Lai said the investigation papers have been referred to the Attorney General s Chambers for further action. The female suspect will be charged under Section 326 of the Penal Code, two charges under Section 325 of the same code and a charge under Section 13 of the Anti-Trafficking In Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants (Atipsom) 2007. Her husband will be charged under Section 12 of Atipsom, he said in a statement on Monday (Jan 11).
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 35 foreign women, believed to have been exploited by their employers, were rescued following raids in Melaka and Petaling Jaya.
Four suspects, including three employers, are set to face a total of 70 charges on Monday (Dec 21).
Bukit Aman CID director Comm Datuk Huzir Mohamed
(pic) said police conducted five raids in Melaka Tengah on Nov 12 and rescued 32 Indonesian women and a Cambodian woman while two other Indonesian women were rescued after a raid in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. Those rescued admitted to working for a cleaning service agency, which catered to houses in Melaka. The victims aged between 18 and 40, have been working for the agency since 2018 with salaries of between RM900 and RM1,200 a month, he said in a statement on Sunday (Dec 20).