Married couple, man claim trial to trafficking in 13 Indonesians

BINTULU: A married couple and a man pleaded not guilty after they were charged in the Sessions Court here yesterday with trafficking in 13 Indonesians.

Judge Norhamizah Shaiffudin fixed Dec 19 for pre- trial case management and Feb 5 to 8, 2018 for the trial of Lu Sing Cho, 53, her husband Wong See Hua, 59, and Tommy Wong Chu Wang, 29.

The three accused were charged under Section 12 and Section 14 of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti- Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007, read together with Section 34 of the Penal Code.

For the first charge, they are accused of trafficking an 18-yearold girl for exploitation as forced labour at about 2.45pm on Oct 2 at a house in Taman Heng, Jalan Sebiew.

For the second to 13th charge, they are accused of trafficking in 12 Indonesians, aged between 15 and 44 years, also for exploitation as forced labour.

Each of the accused was released on cash bail of RM20,000 with two local sureties for all the charges.

DPP Muhammad Nor Solihin Salleh prosecuted while the three accused were represented by Hii Chee Wong.