KOTA BHARU (Aug 29): The Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) is looking for witnesses to assist in an investigation into the alleged involvement of a politician and her spouse in a human trafficking syndicate in Myanmar.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said the search for witnesses is directed at the investigation report received.

He said that the PDRM will also obtain the article issued by Myanmar, and the investigation will continue.

“The police also took statements from a politician and her husband, who are [purportedly] linked to this syndicate, in July,” the IGP said at a press conference after the handover of duties of the Kelantan police chief, at the state contingent police headquarters here, on Thursday.

Recently, an Indonesian YouTube video clip went viral, allegedly exposing a Myanmar human trafficking syndicate, and implying the involvement of the politician and her husband.

Meanwhile, asked to comment on former Eastern Sabah Security Command (ESSCom) intelligence chief Senior Assistant Commissioner (Rtd) Datuk Mat Zaki Md Zain and three others who filed a defamation suit of RM100 million, Razarudin said that the PDRM left the matter to the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC).

“When the suit was filed, I left it to the AGC to manage and answer on this matter," he said.

Previously, the media reported that Mat Zaki and three others filed a RM100 million defamation suit, and sought an apology from 11 individuals, some former and current policemen, over the alleged unlawful arrest and ill-intended prosecution against him in the murder case of an e-hailing driver in Tawau last year. 

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