Malaysian Home Ministry today confirmed the discovery of
mass graves near 17 tents believed to have been used to accommodate refugees in
Padang Besar, Perlis near Malaysian-Thailand border.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zahid Hamidi said the General
Operations Force (GOF) and the VAT 69 Commando unit had found 14 large tents
and three other smaller tents located on the Malaysia-Thailand border.
Shocked by the discovery, he said the tents were believed to
have 
been operational for at least five years and they were believed to have
been abandoned when the authorities came to the location.
been operational for at least five years and they were believed to have
been abandoned when the authorities came to the location.
The graves were identified as those for the refugees in the
human trafficking trade. “Probably, one grave has maybe three, four bodies or
maybe only one. So we are counting at the moment.
“The PGA and VAT 69 are still investigating it and searching
the areas. With the cooperation of Thailand, we will find more and more
(bodies),” Zahid told reporters.
Source: – BERNAMA
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