Perlis Immigration handed the men over to Thai authorities at Padang Besar after they completed their five-year prison sentences for migrant smuggling.
KANGAR: Six Thai nationals, including four convicted in a case linked to migrant smuggling camps and the discovery of mass graves in Wang Kelian in 2015, were repatriated to Thailand yesterday after completing their prison sentences in Malaysia.
Perlis Immigration director Mohammad A’sim Md Ali said the four men, aged between 31 and 61, were extradited from Thailand to Malaysia in June 2023 to face legal proceedings.
He said the Kangar High Court sentenced them to five years’ imprisonment on Jan 7 this year after they pleaded guilty to charges under Section 26H of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act (ATIPSOM) 2007 for harbouring smuggled migrants.
