13 human skeletons exhumed from graves at Bukit Wang Burma
Bernama
May 29, 2015 10:51 MYT
May 29, 2015 10:51 MYT
Police forensics bringing out the skeletal remains found at the mass graves of Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi illegal immigrants at Bukit Wang Burma last night. - BERNAMApic
Thirteen skeletons, believed to be the remains of human trafficking victims, have so far been exhumed from graves at Bukit Wang Burma in Wang Kelian, Perlis.
Inspector-General of Police Secretariat assistant head (Corporate Communications), ACP Datin Asmawati Ahmad said of the 13 skeletons, nine were brought down from the forest last night at 8.45pm.
"The skeletons were taken to Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital in Alor Setar, Kedah for examination by the pathologist.
Police forensics bringing out the skeletal remains found at the mass graves of Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi illegal immigrants at Bukit Wang Burma last night. - BERNAMApic
"A police forensic team and teams from the Criminal Investigation Department and General Operations Force will continue to dig for more human remains at the identified locations," she said in a statement yesterday.
Last Monday, Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar announced the discovery of 139 graves at 28 human trafficking transit camps located between Kampung Wai and Tangga 100 Felcra in Perlis.