Man nabbed with 24 women

Man nabbed with 24 women

M. Azis Tunny, The Jakarta Post/Ambon

Ambon Police arrested on Thursday night a Malaysian national for
his alleged role in human trafficking.

The Malaysian national, Risqy Rajaquruqman, was apprehended
while escorting 24 women set to work in Malaysia.

The arrest took place aboard commercial ship Lambelu, which
was to have transported the woman from an Ambon seaport to
Tanjung Pinang seaport near the Malaysian border.

The suspect nearly slipped through police fingers but a family
member of one of the workers reported his whereabouts to police.

Though he resisted arrest, the discovery of forged immigration
and labor documents added to police suspicions.

Risqy and the women were taken to Ambon Police Headquarters
for questioning.

It was discovered that Risqy was also wanted by the Malaysian
government. He was known to have often committed manpower crimes
using five different names. "We are investigating the case," said
Ambon and Lease Islands Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Leonidas
Braksan.

The Ambon Police said Risqy had posed as the representative of
a labor supply company headquartered in Malaysia. He had been
recruiting women on Ambon Island and Seram Island over the last
few weeks to reach his target of 24.

Police are still investigating whether the Malaysian national
is part of a network that supplies Indonesian labor to Malaysia.

The suspect has not been charged as the investigation is
ongoing.