Malaysia Must Treat Victims Of Human Trafficking Humanely, LaNyalla Urges Involved Parties To Be Exposed

LaNyalla Mahmud Mattalitti. (Ist Photo)

JAKARTA - The chairman of the DPD RI, AA LaNyalla Mahmud Mattalitti, asked the Malaysian government to treat victims of human trafficking from Indonesia humanely.

LaNyalla also asked the police to dismantle a human trafficking syndicate under the guise of sending migrant workers abroad.

"In principle they are victims. Not criminals. And generally they are tricked into being employed or become migrant workers. In fact they are victims of trafficking in persons. So I ask the Malaysian government to understand that and treat them humanely. There should be no persecution, because they are victims of fraud," said LaNyalla, Saturday, August 6.

Senators from East Java also asked the Ministry of Manpower to evaluate and check the activities of sending people abroad. According to him, human trafficking is a violation of human rights and this should be suspected as a trade syndicate between countries.

"And this case should not be finished with the category of repatriating illegal Indonesian Migrant Workers. But the mafia trafficking in persons must be investigated further," said LaNyalla.

As is known, the Indonesian Migrant Workers Protection Agency (BP2MI) facilitated the repatriation of 193 Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) constrained by vulnerable groups from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday (4/8/2022) at Terminal 3-Ultimate Soekarno Hatta Airport, Tangerang.

A total of 193 PMIs were constrained consisting of 66 women and 127 men. The condition of vulnerability is the sick, as many as 28, mothers and children as many as 30, 14 elderly people, 1 child without a guard, and the remaining 120 other people.

According to LaNyalla Mahmud Mattalitti, 193 Indonesian citizens is not a small number. They are trapped in foreign countries and are in danger and danger due to dealing with the laws of the local country. Therefore, LaNyalla asked Immigration to investigate this case and immediately repatriate Indonesian citizens who are still in hiding.