Key witness threatened in trafficking case, top cop says
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A key witness had asked to "lie low" in Malaysia after she received a threat from a key suspect following initial court hearings, said Deputy national police chief Aek Angsananont, responsible for inquiries into the trafficking of Rohingya and other mig
Aek, who attended a meeting of investigators in Hat Yai yesterday, said police would go ahead with a separate charge over the threat against the female witness.
He affirmed that police were still hunting for 46 other fugitives suspected of trafficking. Police should file the case against 72 suspects at the Na Thawee Court by next month, he said.
