KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 3 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail today said that preliminary investigations into the maritime incident involving Indonesian nationals on January 24 suggest possible involvement in illegal activities.
He said that the investigation is conducted under the Anti-Trafficking in Persons and Anti-Smuggling of Migrants Act 2007 (Atipsom).
“As we continue our interrogations of those arrested or those injured and currently in our custody, the deeper we investigate, the more we cannot dismiss certain patterns based on past cases of a similar nature.
“This could potentially lead to the opening of an investigation related to drug smuggling. It could also involve arms smuggling. As for the smuggling of migrants, that investigation has already been opened.
“However, we do not rule out the possibility that further investigations may be launched under other sections related to different offences,” he said in a press conference at the Parliament building here.
Apart from Atipsom, the authorities also conduct its investigations under Section 307 of the Penal Code, which deals with the crime of attempted murder, Section 39 of the Penal Code, and Section 186 of the Penal Code which states that anyone who intentionally obstructs a public servant while they are performing their duties is a crime.
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