Malaysiakini reporter arrested
Malaysiakini reporter B Nantha Kumar was detained late last night in relation to an article over an alleged Pakistani cartel smuggling migrant workers into Malaysia.
An officer claiming to be from MACC told the news portal that Nantha Kumar would be brought to the Putrajaya Magistrate’s Court for remand procedings later this morning.
The officer also refused Malaysiakini’s request to speak to the reporter.
On Feb 22, Malaysiakini quoted a source claiming that a former immigration officer, who is now a “Datuk”, is the mastermind behind the alleged cartel operating at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
