Police officers tell probe of discovery of camps in dense jungle set up by migrant-smuggling gangs
Kuala Lumpur — Malaysia began a public inquiry on Wednesday into the discovery of mass graves and suspected human trafficking camps in the jungles near its border with Thailand, which prompted a regional crisis in 2015, and accusations over obstruction of justice.
In January, the government said it would set up a panel to inquire into claims that authorities mishandled an investigation into 139 mass graves and more than 12 campsites suspected to have been run by migrant-smuggling gangs. “These makeshift houses were surrounded by barbed wire and there were people living inside,” he told the panel.
In a report in March, the Malaysian Human Rights Commission and rights group Fortify Rights said authorities destroyed one of the camps a day after its discovery, wiping out evidence that could have aided police investigations. The human rights commission was set up by Malaysia’s parliament but the government is not bound by its findings.
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