The Malaysian authorities have discovered about 139 mass graves of victims of human trafficking in forests close to Thai borders.
According to the National Chief Police, Khalid Abu Bakar said that the graves were found since 11th May, each grave may contain the remains of more than one individual. The authorities said they will be exhuming the graves as from today.
About 28 illegal migrant camps which contain about 300 migrants were found during the search that started on the 11th of May till 23rd of May, many shallow graves were also discovered.
The traffickers have been using the jungles of southern Thailand and northern Malaysia for years to smuggle people into Malaysia. Most of the migrants are Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Myanmar, rights groups say, but others are Bangladeshis seeking employment in Malaysia.
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