SEREMBAN – A male celebrity arrested on Sunday on suspicion of involvement in human trafficking for sexual exploitation was released on police bail yesterday.
The matter was confirmed by Negri Sembilan police contingent headquarters Criminal Investigation Department head Ramlan Abdul Razak to Bernama today.
“We allowed him bail yesterday. The case is still under investigation.”
Yesterday, it was reported that the suspect was taken under arrest after he was picked up at a roadblock in the state.
Police then rescued a woman of Melanau descent from a hotel room in Kuala Pilah about 10am.
She has secured a temporary protection order, and is now in a shelter home in Johor.
The case is being investigated under Section 12 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007, which provides for a jail sentence of up to 15 years and a fine upon conviction.
The suspect was also issued a compound for undertaking interstate travel without a permit during the Covid-19 pandemic. – Bernama, August 4, 2021
