Malaysian held in Pakistan scam call centre raid returns home
An investigation in Islamabad found that the 32-year-old man did not have any link to the syndicate.
A Malaysian man detained in Pakistan during a raid on a scam call centre has been released and returned home safely, according to Bukit Aman CCID director Rusdi Isa. Investigations revealed that the 32-year-old man had no connection to the syndicate under investigation by Pakistani authorities. He has been released and returned to Malaysia, with the CCID set to record a statement from him.
Inspector-General of Police Khalid Ismail had previously announced a special team dispatched to Pakistan to probe claims of Malaysians involved in an online scam syndicate, though no other Malaysian among the 258 foreign nationals detained in the Islamabad raid was mentioned.
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