Malaysian, Thai police to discuss human trafficking

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Malaysian, Thai police to discuss human trafficking



BANGKOK: -- Thai and Malaysian police are expected to meet on Friday to discuss human trafficking issues plaguing both nations, The Star Online reported.

The move will see authorities from both sides going all out in their clampdown on such a trade following the discovery by Thai police of trafficking camps on a mountain at the Malaysia-Thailand border in Padang Besar, Songkhla province.

Thailand’s Region 9 Provincial Police Deputy Commissioner Puthichart Ekachant said the meeting with their Malaysian counterparts would likely be held in Hat Yai, Songkhla, but did not give further details.

At a press conference organised by Royal Thai Police Deputy Commissioner-General Aek Angsananont yesterday, he said another four suspects had been arrested, making it a total of 15 people.

On Saturday, he told The Star that the suspects, possibly including Malaysians, were part of the trafficking ring.

Since May 1, Thai police had discovered four “slave camps” holding Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants where mass graves containing 32 bodies were found near the Malaysia-Thailand border.

In Putrajaya, a Wisma Putra official said Malaysia was keen to participate in a three-nation meeting proposed by Thailand.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha last Friday called for a three-way meeting with Malaysia and Myanmar on the matter.

Home Ministry’s secretary-general Datuk Alwi Ibrahim said in a statement: “Based on investigations, there was no discovery of camps or graves of Rohingya illegal immigrants in Malaysia’s area.” He said it was more about the smuggling of migrants rather than human trafficking.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/malaysian-thai-police-to-discuss-human-trafficking

-- Thai PBS 2015-05-11

[Fiddlesticks]

Malaysian Police: "Hey, how much did you guys make this past month from human trafficking?"

Thai Police: "Wow, made a killing! But worried about all this bad publicity."

Malaysian Police: "Ah, don't worry, lots of noise but soon our governments will raise other issues to obscure what is really going on."

Thai Police: "Always worked in the past."

Malaysian Police: "Glad we had a chance to get together to discuss this problem."

[noitom]

They'll be discussing how best to preserve the racket.

[soalbundy]

got to stop people finding these graves,it's getting embarrassing. Make the places off limits, good idea,you give us your maps we'll give you ours.

[Reigntax]

You blame the Burmese, we will blame them too. They were so ashamed of their actions in trafficking their own people that they dug their own graves and buried themselves.

[Yann55]

Tsk tsk, am I reading some bitter irony ?

Doesn't anyone here believe that these honest, hard working and God fearing uniformed people can solve a problem they ignored (and with a substantial reason) for so many years ?

Are we questioning their honesty ? Their competence ? Both ? Tsk Tsk.

Tsk tsk.

[Emster23]

Is one of the parties dissatisfied with their portion of the take?

[wabothai]

Interesting, the alleged having a meeting.

[Srikcir]

"He [Datuk] said it was more about the smuggling of migrants rather than human trafficking."

This has been the defense of the Thai Navy in its alleged involvement in trafficking by Reuters - it's smuggling and NOT trafficking. In smuggling people are moved voluntarily whereas in trafficking people are forced against their will.

[espinoza]

When will UN and Ban Ki Moon get inolved? This looks like something very nasty thing happend in Europe 75 years ago. The Thai government does not have control. Let the UN come in!

[FangFerang]

This has been going on since before Rhohingyas--Chinese political refugees and lots more all go through Thailand, as well as fishing and cannery slave labor. At least they promised China they would send all the escapees back...

The whole discussion:

"We're not doing it."

"Neither are we."

"You hungry yet?"

"Let's eat -- and of course, no pork today..."

Both sides laugh.