POLICE have never stopped investigations into human trafficking camps and mass graves discovered in the forest of Wang Kelian, Perlis, nor did law enforcers attempt a “cover-up” as alleged in a local English daily recently.

Deputy Inspector-General of Police Norashid Ibrahim said the probe was still ongoing and that police were in the process of prosecuting several suspects.

“The police have never stopped (working on) or made attempts to close the case. The investigation is still underway (but it’s just that) we don’t announce it to the public.

“... so far four people have been charged and several more are being prosecuted. In fact, police have also identified 10 more suspects believed to be connected to the case,” he told reporters after opening the Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah Bridge-Royal Malaysia Police Cycling programme in George Town, Penang,  yesterday night.

Police were working with the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) to locate 10 the individuals believed to be in neighbouring countries, Norashid said.

Norashid said police would hold a special press conference soon to apprise all parties, especially the public, of the atest situation.

“The police will explain the progress of the case soon. But I just want to stress here that we have never tried to stop the investigation,” he said.

The New Straits Times special probes team claims to have unearthed new evidence after a two-year-investigation that suggests a big, coordinated cover-up in the case of the discovery of human trafficking camps and mass graves  in Wang Kelian in 2015.

The report alleges that the camps had been discovered in January 2015 but the police had announced the discovery months afterwards on May 25.

The report also claims orders were given to destroy the camps  before they could be processed by forensics personnel. – Bernama, December 23, 2017.