Man nabbed with 24 women<\/p>\n
M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post\/Ambon<\/p>\n
Ambon Police arrested on Thursday night a Malaysian national for
\nhis alleged role in human trafficking.<\/p>\n
The Malaysian national, Risqy Rajaquruqman, was apprehended
\nwhile escorting 24 women set to work in Malaysia.<\/p>\n
The arrest took place aboard commercial ship Lambelu, which
\nwas to have transported the woman from an Ambon seaport to
\nTanjung Pinang seaport near the Malaysian border.<\/p>\n
The suspect nearly slipped through police fingers but a family
\nmember of one of the workers reported his whereabouts to police.<\/p>\n
Though he resisted arrest, the discovery of forged immigration
\nand labor documents added to police suspicions.<\/p>\n
Risqy and the women were taken to Ambon Police Headquarters
\nfor questioning.<\/p>\n
It was discovered that Risqy was also wanted by the Malaysian
\ngovernment. He was known to have often committed manpower crimes
\nusing five different names. \"We are investigating the case,\" said
\nAmbon and Lease Islands Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Leonidas
\nBraksan.<\/p>\n
The Ambon Police said Risqy had posed as the representative of
\na labor supply company headquartered in Malaysia. He had been
\nrecruiting women on Ambon Island and Seram Island over the last
\nfew weeks to reach his target of 24.<\/p>\n
Police are still investigating whether the Malaysian national
\nis part of a network that supplies Indonesian labor to Malaysia.<\/p>\n
The suspect has not been charged as the investigation is
\nongoing.<\/p>",
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