SEPANG, Jan 27 — Another five Malaysians allegedly forced to work as scam syndicates in Cambodia have been brought home today, following a police delegation to Cambodia to look into the job scams.
Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Abd Jalil Hassan said that six more victims have also been successfully rescued but are currently being held at a Cambodian detention centre for violating immigration laws.
“We met with Cambodia’s director-general of immigration and we are very moved by their authorities for carrying out the clearance of the five victims.
“Based on normal timeframes, it would have taken them at least a month to process their release, but the immigration department there has agreed to speed things up and release them from detention in less than 24 hours so we can bring them home,” Abd Jalil told reporters at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
The five Malaysians were aged between 16 and 35.
However, he said authorities have agreed that there is a “fine line” between determining those involved as scam victims or scammers themselves.
He said those who went over to Cambodia knew beforehand that they would work as scammers in grey sectors like the gaming industry.
“Investigations have revealed that many of these individuals were not victims of human trafficking, but called themselves victims so they can be rescued.
“Some of these individuals make up stories of being trafficked when they cannot achieve the KPIs set…
