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29 Aug 2024

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Justice For Myanmar

Malaysia: Police to investigate former deputy minister's role in Myanmar's Dongmei Park criminal activities after Justice For Myanmar's exposé

"JFM welcomes Malaysian police and anti-corruption commission investigations into former deputy minister over cyber scam park" 29 August 2024

At a press conference today, Malaysian Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain confirmed that investigations into the involvement of former deputy minister Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim and her husband in organised crime activities in Myanmar was ongoing and that statements were taken from the couple in July...

The investigations come after a Justice For Myanmar report in May that revealed the role of prominent Malaysians in Dongmei Park with the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF)/Karen National Army, a militia allied with the Myanmar military...

The Dongmei transnational crime hub, formerly named Saixigang Industrial Park, is run with trafficked labour who have been subjected to forced criminality, torture and extortion. Tight security prevents captives from escaping, with watchtowers and guards in military uniform and rifles stationed at the main gate...

One of the main investors in Dongmei Park is Wan Kuok-koi (also known as Broken Tooth, Yin Gouju), a former leader of the 14K Triad, a major Chinese transnational criminal organisation. Wan Kuok-koi was sanctioned by the USA in 2020. Dongmei Group has a registered company in Hong Kong, Dongmei Investment Group Company Limited, which is also sanctioned by the USA...

Justice For Myanmar spokesperson Yadanar Maung says: “We welcome the Malaysian police and MACC investigations into the role of prominent Malaysians in the notorious Dongmei cyber scam park...

Part of the following timelines

Myanmar: Chinese firms allegedly associated with criminal networks partner with local armed groups in developing special economic zones, analysts say

Southeast Asia: Workers are lured into slavery in online scam centres; victims say they were beaten, electrocuted, & sold to other 'fraud factories'

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