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On the 19th local time, Terbit, a military governor, was arrested in Langkat County, near Medan City, Sumatra, Indonesia.
He was charged with taking bribes.
However, eight days later, investigators of the Anti-Corruption Committee, who were investigating Terbit, found a strange facility in Terbit’s home.
There were two rooms made of iron bars.
A total of 27 people were imprisoned in this room.
Molgol was truly miserable.
The police, who were contacted by the anti-corruption team, first moved the rescued people to a welfare facility.
During a police investigation, the prisoners said, “From 8 am to 6 pm, they were mobilized for forced labor on a farm farm owned by the military without wages for 10 hours. stated.
They added that at the end of each day’s farm work, they were trapped inside locked iron bars, with nowhere to go and no contact with anyone, they added.
Governor Terbit confessed to creating a private prison in 2012 to house 40 people in the name of rehabilitating drug addicts.
The police regard this case as a ‘modern slavery case’ and are investigating allegations of human trafficking, confinement, human rights violations, and torture.
Human rights groups raised their voices of criticism, saying, “I am amazed that the governor, who should take the lead in protecting citizens, has done this.”
According to the Anti-Corruption Commission, Governor Terbit owns a large amount of land in Langkat County and a total of 85.15 billion rupiah including buildings, 8 vehicles, and cash in Medan City, or 7.1 billion won in Korean money.
